SHELLFISH 

HARVESTING 

AREA 

CLASSIFICATION 

BOUNDARIES AND 

MANAGEMENT PLANS 

Revised December 28, 2009

Florida Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services 

Division of Aquaculture 

Shellfish Environmental Assessment Section 

1203 Governors Square Boulevard, Suite 501 

Tallahassee, Florida 32301 

850/488-5471 

DACS-P-01593
PREFACE

(Revised: July 6, 2007) 

 This document, SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES AND 

MANAGEMENT PLANS, defines classification boundaries and management of shellfish harvesting areas in 

Florida. Each shellfish harvesting area and shellfish harvesting area map has a unique name and area number. 

Shellfish areas are classified by the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (DACS) to 

protect shellfish consumers from shellfish borne illnesses and to maximize the harvest of shellfish resources. 

Shellfish are defined in this context as oysters, clams and mussels. The Department is authorized by Chapter 

597.020, Florida Statutes to establish regulations, specifications, and codes relating to sanitary practices for 

catching, cultivating, packaging, handling, processing, preserving, canning, smoking, and storing of shellfish. 

Criteria for classification are contained in Chapter 5L-1, Florida Administrative Code (F.A.C.), which 

incorporates by reference the National Shellfish Sanitation Program (NSSP) Model Ordinance. The NSSP is a 

voluntary and cooperative program that is designed to prevent human illness associated with the consumption 

of fresh and fresh-frozen shellfish through the sanitary control over all phases of growing, harvesting, 

shucking, packing and transportation. Participants in the NSSP include the U.S. Food and Drug 

Administration (FDA), U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, National Marine Fisheries Service, coastal 

producing and receiving states, and the shellfish industry. Only shellfish products harvested from areas that 

are classified and managed by a state in accordance with the NSSP are approved for harvest. 

 Classifications are based on pollution source, hydrographic, meteorologic and bacteriological 

surveys to identify where sanitary conditions are suitable for the harvest of wholesome shellfish. Pollution 

source, hydrographic, and meteorologic surveys characterize the introduction and distribution of contaminants 

that may be present in amounts that present a health hazard; hence, should not be open to harvest. The 

bacteriological survey identifies waters meeting NSSP fecal coliform standards. Fecal coliform is a group of 

bacteria used by DACS as an indicator of potential bacterial pollution. Fecal coliform live in the intestinal 

tract of warm-blooded animals, and each person excretes approximately two billion of these bacteria per day. 

Few fecal coliform are pathogenic; however, the presence of fecal coliform bacteria in coastal waters indicates 

feces from warm-blooded animals is present and human pathogens are likely to also be present. 

 The NSSP has established bacteriological standards for shellfish harvesting area classification. For 

areas to be classified Approved or Conditionally Approved, the level of fecal coliform in surface water 

samples must meet the NSSP 14/43 standard. For areas to be classified Restricted or Conditionally Restricted, 

the level of fecal coliform in surface water samples must meet the NSSP 88/260 standard. 

 NSSP 14/43 standard: The fecal coliform median or geometric mean must not exceed 14 MPN/100 

ml, and not more than 10 percent may exceed 43 MPN/100 ml. 

 NSSP 88/260 standard: The fecal coliform median or geometric mean must not exceed 88 MPN/100 

ml, and not more than 10 percent may exceed 260 MPN/100 ml. 

 A comprehensive shellfish harvesting area survey is written for each shellfish harvesting area to 

document the methods and findings of these surveys, as well as proposed changes in classification and 

management. NSSP guidelines require that these reports, at a minimum, be maintained annually, reevaluated 

every three years and resurveyed every 12 years. Areas that do not comply with sanitary requirements are 

immediately reclassified or closed. 

 Shellfish harvesting areas are classified as Approved, Conditionally Approved, Restricted, 

Conditionally Restricted, Prohibited and Unclassified (= Unapproved). These classifications are defined in 

5L-1.003, F.A,C. The following provides generalized descriptions for these classifications: 

Approved Area Normally open to shellfish harvesting; may be temporarily closed under 

extraordinary circumstances such as red tides, hurricanes and sewage spills. The 14/43 standard must 

be met for all combinations of defined adverse pollution conditions (tide, rainfall, river, tide/rainfall, 

tide/river and tide/rainfall/river). 
Conditionally Approved Area Periodically closed to shellfish harvesting based on pollution events, 

such as rainfall or increased river flow. The 14/43 standard must be met when rainfall, river stage, 

and/or river discharge is less than the management plan level for temporary closure and during all 

other adverse pollution conditions. 

Restricted Area Normally open to relaying or controlled purification, allowed only by special 

permit and supervision; may be temporarily closed under extraordinary circumstances such as red 

tides, hurricanes and sewage spills. The 88/260 standard must be met for all combinations of defined 

adverse pollution conditions (tide, rainfall, river, tide/rainfall, tide/river and tide/rainfall/river). 

Conditionally Restricted Area Periodically, relay and controlled purification activity is temporarily 

suspended based on pollution events, such as rainfall or increased river flow. The 88/260 standard 

must be met when rainfall, river stage, and/or river discharge is less than the management plan level 

for temporary closure and during all other adverse pollution conditions. 

Prohibited Shellfish harvesting is not permitted due to actual or potential pollution. This 

classification is least desirable, and is used only when standards are exceeded for Approved, 

Conditionally Approved, Restricted and Conditionally Restricted classification management 

schemes. 

Unclassified Shellfish harvesting is not permitted pending bacteriological and sanitary surveys. 

 The verbal descriptions of shellfish harvesting areas are presented in this document from the 

northwesternmost shellfish harvesting area located in Escambia and Santa Rosa Counties counterclockwise 

along the coastline of Florida to the northeasternmost shellfish harvesting area located in Duval County. 

 Surface waters that lack a verbal description in this document for shellfish harvesting area 

boundaries are Unclassified. Harvest of shellfish from these Unclassified waters is not lawful (5L1.003(7)F.A.C.), because the current sanitary conditions of the area have not been characterized for the 

protection of the health of shellfish consumers. Counties where all coastal waters classified as Unclassified 

are: Jefferson, Taylor, Hernando, Pasco, Monroe, Dade, Broward, Palm Beach, Martin, Flagler, and Nassau. 

 Shellfish harvesting areas may be in the open or closed status. Harvesting of shellfish from an area in 

the closed status is not permitted [5L-1.003(2)(b), .003(3), .003(4), and .003(5), F.A.C.]. Closed areas include 

prohibited and unclassified areas as well as temporarily closed approved, conditionally approved, restricted, 

and conditionally restricted areas. The open/closed status of shellfish harvesting areas is available from the 

field and headquarter offices of the DACS Shellfish Environmental Assessment Section. 

 Shellfish Harvesting Area Maps are available from the Department that illustrate classification 

boundaries. The locations and phone numbers of offices of the DACS Shellfish Environmental Assessment 

Section are presented below. 

Headquarters 1203 Governors Square Boulevard, 5th Floor, Tallahassee 32301 

 850/488-5471, 488-4033, FAX 850/410-0893 

Western Gulf Coast 4408 Delwood Lane, Panama City Beach, FL 32408 

 850/236-2200, FAX 850/236-2202 

North Central Gulf Coast 260 7th Street, Apalachicola, FL 32320 

 850/653-8317/9440 

Big Bend Gulf Coast Cedar Key Field Station, 11350 SW 153rd Court, Cedar Key, FL 32625 

352/543-5181, FAX 352/543-6958 

Southern Gulf Coast Riverside Commercial Park, 25418 East Marion Ave, Unit #1, Space A, Punta 

Gorda, FL 33950, 941-833-2552, FAX 941-833-2553 

Atlantic Coast 1378 Malabar Road, Suite 1, Palm Bay, FL 32909 

 321/984-4890, FAX 321/984-4892 
INDEX OF SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA 

CLASSIFICATION MAPS, BOUNDARIES AND MANAGEMENT PLANS 

Revised December 28, 2009 

Shellfish Harvesting Area 

Name Area Number Map Number(s) Effective Date 

Apalachicola Bay System 16 16A, 16B May 5, 2009 

Alligator Harbor 18 18 May 5, 2009 

Boca Ciega Bay 42 42 May 5, 2009 

Body A 80 80 May 5, 2009 

Body B 78 78 May 5, 2009 

Body C 77 77A, 77B May 5, 2009 

Body D 76 76 May 5, 2009 

Body E 75 75 May 5, 2009 

Body F 74 74 May 5, 2009 

Cedar Key 30 30 May 5, 2009 

Choctawhatchee Bay 06 06 May 5, 2009 

Citrus County 37 37A, 37B May 5, 2009 

Duval County 96 96 May 5, 2009 

East Bay 12 12 May 5, 2009 

Gasparilla Sound 58 58 May 5, 2009 

Horseshoe Beach 25 25A, 25B May 5, 2009 

Indian Lagoon 15 15A, 15B May 5, 2009 

Indian River/St. Lucie Counties 70 70 May 5, 2009 

Lemon Bay 56 56 May 5, 2009 

Lower Tampa Bay 48 48 May 5, 2009 

Myakka River 60 60 May 5, 2009 

North Bay 10 10 May 5, 2009 

North Indian River 72 72 May 5, 2009 

North St. Johns 92 92 May 5, 2009 

Ochlockonee Bay 20 20 May 5, 2009 

Pensacola Bay System 02 02 May 5, 2009 

Pine Island Sound 62 62 May 5, 2009 

Sarasota Bay 54 54 May 5, 2009 

South Banana River 79 79 December 28, 2009 

South St. Johns 88 88 December 28, 2009 

South Volusia 82 82A, 82B May 5, 2009 

St. Joseph Bay 14 14 November 1986 

St. Marks 23 23 June 18, 2009 

Suwannee Sound 28 28 A, 28 B May 5, 2009 

Ten Thousand Islands 66 66 May 5, 2009 

Waccasassa Bay 32 32 May 5, 2009 

Wakulla County 22 22A, 22B May 5, 2009 

West Bay 08 08A, 08B May 5, 2009 

Withlacoochee Bay 34 34 May 5, 2009 

02 PENSACOLA BAY SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES AND 

MANAGEMENT 

4-DIGIT AREA NUMBER AND NAME MAP 

#(S) 

EFFECTIVE 

DATE 

COUNTY(S) 

0212 Pensacola Bay conditionally approved Escambia Bay shellfish 

aquaculture lease areas managed during the Summer months of JulSep 

0222 Pensacola Bay conditionally approved Escambia Bay 

0232 Pensacola Bay conditionally approved East Bay 

0216 Pensacola Bay conditionally restricted Escambia Bay 

0226 Pensacola Bay conditionally restricted East Bay 

------ Pensacola Bay prohibited 

02 May 5, 2009 Escambia, 

Santa Rosa 

0212 Pensacola Bay conditionally approved Escambia Bay shellfish aquaculture lease areas managed 

during the Summer months of Jul - Sep 

Classification Boundaries: This area includes shellfish and aquaculture leases which are located in 

Escambia Bay south of the I-10 Bridge and east of the of the Intracoastal Waterway Summer JulySeptember. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting in accordance with the criteria for 

0222 Pensacola Bay conditionally approved Escambia Bay. 

0222 Pensacola Bay conditionally approved Escambia Bay 

 Classification Boundaries: Beginning at Live Oak Point, then southward to Escambia Bay channel 

marker 4, then northwestward to the chimney at the historic site of the Hyer-Knowles Planing Mill located on 

the western shoreline of Escambia Bay (30○

28'50"N, 87○09'45"W), then southward along the mainland 

shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the intersection of the Magnolia 

Bluff shoreline and a line drawn from Butcherpen point northwestward to the 10 story highrise at 1700 US 90 

on Magnolia Bluff (30○

26'03"N, 87○10'27"W), then southeastward across Escambia Bay to Butcherpen Point 

(30○

22'43.8"N, 87○08'09.4"W), then eastward along the southern shoreline of Escambia Bay across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to the intersection of the southern shoreline of Escambia 

Bay and the western side of the State Road 281 Bridge (Garcon Point Bridge), then northward following the 

western side of the Garcon Point Bridge to the intersection of the western side of the Garcon Point Bridge and 

the Garcon Peninsula shoreline, then northward along the western shoreline of the Garcon Peninsula, across 

the mouths of all bayous, creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the point of origin at Live Oak Point. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Escambia River 

discharge measured at Century, Florida exceeds 9613 cubic feet per second; 2) Cumulative rainfall 

measured at Molino Forestry Tower exceeds 2.06 inches during any 5 day period; 3) Environmental data is 

not available; or 4) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C.. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C. and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so 

that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 
0232 Pensacola Bay conditionally approved East Bay 

 Classification Boundaries: Beginning at Escribano Point(30○

30'23.4"N, 87○01'21.0"W),then due 

west to the eastern shoreline of the Garcon Peninsula (30○

30'23.4"N, 87○02'50.8"W), , then southwestward 

along the eastern shoreline of the Garcon Peninsula across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made 

canals to the intersection of the southern shoreline of the Garcon Peninsula and the western side of the State 

Road 281 Bridge (Garcon Point Bridge), then southeastward following the western side of the Garcon Point 

Bridge to the intersection of the western side of the Garcon Point Bridge and the southern shoreline of East 

Bay, then eastward along the southern shoreline of East Bay across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals to a point due south of the Plant Site pole (located at 30○

27'28"N, 86○57'04"W) west of East Bay 

River, then due north through the Plant Site pole to the northern shoreline of East Bay, then northwestward 

along the shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the point of origin at 

Escribano Point (30○

30'23.4"N, 87○01'21.0"W). 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Escambia River 

discharge measured at Century, Florida exceeds 9634 cubic feet per second; 2) Cumulative rainfall 

measured at Philpot Forestry Tower exceeds 3.15 inches during any 5 day period; 3) Environmental data is 

not available; or 4) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will 

be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C. and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so 

that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

0216 Pensacola Bay conditionally restricted Escambia Bay 

 Classification Boundaries: Beginning at Live Oak Point, then southward to Escambia Bay channel 

marker 4, then northwestward to the chimney at the historic site of the Hyer-Knowles Planing Mill located 

on the western shoreline of Escambia Bay (30○

28'50"N, 87○09'45"W), then northward along the mainland 

shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the intersection of the southern 

side of the Interstate 10 bridge and the mainland shoreline, then northeastward along the southern side of 

the Interstate 10 bridge to the point of origin at Live Oak Point. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Escambia River 

discharge measured at Century, Florida exceeds 17,590 cubic feet per second; 2) Cumulative rainfall 

measured at Molino Forestry Tower exceeds 9.16 inches during any 5 day period; 3) Environmental data is 

not available; or 4) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will 

be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so 

that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

0226 Pensacola Bay conditionally restricted East Bay 

 Classification Boundaries: Beginning at a point at the northernmost point of land on the eastern 

shoreline in the mouth of Tom King Bayou, then eastward along the southern shoreline of East Bay, across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the intersection of the power lines and the southern 

shoreline of East Bay, then northward along the power lines to the intersection of the power lines and the 

northern shoreline of East Bay, then westward, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals 

to a point due north of the Plant Site pole (located at 30○

27'28"N, 86○57'04"W) west of East Bay River, then 

due south through the Plant Site pole to the southern shoreline of East Bay, then eastward, across the mouths 

of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the northernmost point of land on the western shoreline in the 

mouth of Tom King Bayou, then across the mouth of Tom King Bayou to the to the point of origin at the 

northernmost point of land on the eastern shoreline in the mouth of Tom King Bayou. 
 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Escambia River 

discharge measured at Century, Florida exceeds 82,440 cubic feet per second; 2) Cumulative rainfall 

measured at Philpot Forestry Tower exceeds 6.61 inches during any 5 day period; 3) Environmental data is 

not available; or 4) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will 

be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so 

that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Pensacola Bay prohibited Escambia Bay 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

Polygon 1: Beginning at Live Oak Point, then counterclockwise along the shoreline to an East/West 

line that crosses the Escambia River at channel marker 38, then southward to the intersection of the southern 

side of the Interstate 10 bridge and the mainland shoreline, then northeastward to the point of origin at Live 

Oak Point. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at Butcherpen Point (30○

22'43.8"N, 87○08'09.4"W), then westward along the 

shoreline of the Gulf Breeze Peninsula to Fair Point, then southeastward along the shoreline to Deer Point, 

then eastward to the County Road 399 Toll bridge, then southeastward across Santa Rosa Sound to Sharp 

Point on the northern shoreline of Santa Rosa Island, then westward along the shoreline to the intersection of a 

line drawn from Pensacola Bay channel marker 22 southeastward through ICWW channel marker 145 to the 

northern shoreline of Santa Rosa Island, then northwestward through ICWW channel marker 145 to Pensacola 

Bay channel marker 22, then northwestward to Magazine Point, then clockwise along the mainland shoreline 

to the intersection of the Magnolia Bluff shoreline and the 10 story highrise at 1700 US 90 on Magnolia Bluff 

(30○

26'03"N, 87○10'27"W), then southeastward to the point of origin at Butcherpen Point. 

 The area also includes all waters of Indian Bayou, Trout Bayou, Bayou Grande, Bayou Chico, 

Mulatto Bayou and Bayou Texar, all creeks, man-made canals and ditches, and marinas. 

Pensacola Bay prohibited East Bay 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

Polygon 1: Beginning at Escribano Point (30○

30'23.4"N, 87○01'21.0"W), counterclockwise along the 

shoreline of Blackwater Bay and the southern side of the Interstate 10 bridge to a point due west of Escribano 

Point, then due east to the point of origin at Escribano Point (30○

30'23.4"N, 87○01'21.0"W),. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the intersection of southern shoreline of East Bay and the power lines 

crossing the mouth of the East Bay River, then counterclockwise along the shoreline of the East Bay River 

and the County Road 87 bridge to the intersection of the power lines and the northern shoreline of East Bay, 

then back to the point of origin at the intersection of southern shoreline of East Bay and the power lines 

crossing the mouth of the East Bay River. 

 The area also includes all waters of Tom King Bayou, East Bay River, Yellow River, Catfish Basin, 

all creeks, all man-made canals and ditches, and marinas. 
06 CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES 

AND MANAGEMENT 

4-DIGIT AREA NUMBER AND NAME MAP 

#(S) 

EFFECTIVE 

DATE 

COUNTY(S) 

0622 Choctawhatchee Bay conditionally approved Central Section 

0632 Choctawhatchee Bay conditionally approved Eastern Section 

---- Choctawhatchee Bay Prohibited 

06 May 5, 2009 Walton & 

Okaloosa 

0622 Choctawhatchee Bay conditionally approved Central Section 

Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

Polygon 1: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at White Point, then eastward 

along the shoreline and crossing the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the easternmost 

point of land on the western shoreline in the mouth of Basin Bayou, then southward across Choctawhatchee 

Bay to the easternmost point of land on the western shoreline in the mouth of Live Oak Point Creek 

(30○

25'44.0"N, 86○14'58.0"W), then clockwise along the shoreline of Choctawhatchee Bay and Hogtown 

Bayou to a point due north of the southwesternmost point of land in the mouth of Mill Bayou 

(30°24’09.47”N, 86°14’26.96”W ), then southward across the mouth of Mill Bayou to the 

southwesternmost point of land in the mouth of Mill Bayou (30°23’47.56”N, 86°14’26.96”W), then 

southwest to the easternmost point of land on the western shoreline in the mouth of Mussett Bayou 

(30°23’34.90”N, 86°15’24.09”W), then westward along the shoreline and crossing the mouths of Hewett, 

Mack, and Buck Bayous and all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to Fourmile Point, then 

southwestward to Legion Park (30○

23'13"N, 86○21'32"W), then westward along the shoreline to a one story 

white house with rip rap on the shoreline (30°24’09.6”N, 86°24’54.4”W), then northwestward to the 20th

support from the southern end of the Choctawhatchee Mid Bay Bridge (SR 293) (30°24’36.0”N, 

86°25’23.7”W), then southwestward to a large cream colored house with a red roof (30°24’21.5”N, 

86°26’01.5”W), then northwestward to Piney Point, then southwestward to a point on the east end of the 

mouth of Jones Bayou, then northwestward to Cobbs Point then to Channel Marker 2 at the mouth of Joes 

Bayou, then southwestward to Channel Marker 61, then northeastward to the point of origin at White Point. 

Polygon 2: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at Channel Marker 61, then 

southeastward to the west end on the northern side of the Destin US Highway 98 Bridge, then westward 

along the shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, and across the entrance 

to the U.S. Coast Guard Station, to a point due south of ICWW Channel Marker 1, then due north to 

ICWW Channel Marker 1, then northeastward to the point of origin at Channel Marker 61. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Choctawhatchee River 

stage measured at Caryville, Florida exceeds 12.34 feet; 2) Cumulative rainfall measured at Argyle 

Forestry Tower exceeds 4.66 inches during any seven day period; 3) Environmental data is not available; or 

4) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted 

within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 

percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in 

5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that 

consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

0632 Choctawhatchee Bay conditionally approved Eastern Section 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters beginning at the easternmost point of land 

on the western shoreline in the mouth of Basin Bayou, then southward across Choctawhatchee Bay to the 

easternmost point of land on the western shoreline in the mouth of Live Oak Point Creek (30○

25'44.0"N, 

86○

14'58.0"W), then southeastward along the shoreline of Choctawhatchee Bay, across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the marsh with a 2 story white house to the west (30°23’35.4”N, 

86°11’22.3”W), then northeastward to the northern end of the western side of the U.S. Highway 331 
southern causeway, then northeastward along the western side of the U.S. Highway 331 causeway and 

bridge to the center span of the northern segment of the U.S. Highway 331 bridge, then northwestward to 

Motes Point, then northwestward along the shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals, to Piney Point (30°28’35.41”N, 86°12’17.40”W), then due west across the mouth of Alaqua 

Bayou to the mainland shoreline (30°28’35.41”N, 86°13’10.03”W), then westward along the shoreline, 

across the mouth of Basin Bayou, and all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the point of origin at the 

easternmost point of land on the western shoreline in the mouth of Basin Bayou. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Choctawhatchee River 

stage measured at Caryville, Florida exceeds 7.86 feet; 2) Cumulative rainfall measured at Argyle Forestry 

Tower exceeds 2.24 inches during any six day period; 3) Environmental data is not available; or 4) 

Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted 

within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 

percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in 

5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that 

consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Choctawhatchee Bay prohibited area 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at Black Point, then southward to ICWW Channel Marker 1, then due south 

to the northern shoreline of Okaloosa Island, then westward along the shoreline to a point due south of 

ICWW Channel Marker 24, then due north through ICWW Channel Marker 24 to the mainland shoreline, 

then clockwise along the mainland shoreline to the point of origin at Black Point. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at Black Point, then northeastward to Buccaroo Point, then southwestward 

along the mainland shoreline to the point of origin at Black Point. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at Boggy Point, then clockwise along the mainland shoreline to Shirk Point, 

then westward across the mouth of Boggy Bayou to the point of origin at Boggy Point. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at the easternmost point of land on the western shoreline in the mouth of 

John Bayou, then southeastward to Channel Marker 1, then due east across the mouth of Rocky Bayou to 

the mainland shoreline, then counterclockwise along the mainland shoreline to the point of origin at the 

easternmost point of land on the western shoreline in the mouth of John Bayou. 

 Polygon 5: Beginning at Piney Point (30°28’35.41”N, 86°12’17.40”W) then due west across the 

mouth of Alaqua Bayou to the mainland shoreline (30°28’35.41”N, 86°13’10.03”W), then clockwise along 

the mainland shoreline to the point of origin at Piney Point. 

 Polygon 6: Beginning at Motes Point, then clockwise along the mainland shoreline to the western 

side of the U.S. Highway 331 causeway, then southwestward along the western side of the causeway and 

bridge to the center span of the northern segment of the U.S. Highway 331 bridge, then northwestward to 

the point of origin at Motes Point. 

 Polygon 7: Beginning at the intersection of the western side of the U.S. Highway 331 causeway 

and the northern shoreline of Choctawhatchee Bay, then clockwise along the mainland shoreline to a point 

due north of the confluence of the Choctawhatchee River with the Sister River, then southward across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the mouth of the Choctawhatchee River to the closest 

point of land on the opposite shoreline, then clockwise along the mainland shoreline to the power line over 

the Intracoastal Waterway east of the confluence of the Intracoastal Waterway with Peach Creek, then 

southward along the powerline to the opposite shoreline, then clockwise along the mainland shoreline to 

the western side of the U.S. Highway 331 causeway, then northeastward along the western side of the 

causeway and bridge to the point of origin at the intersection of the western side of the U.S. Highway 331 

causeway and the northern shoreline of Choctawhatchee Bay. 

 Polygon 8: Beginning at the marsh with a 2 story white house to the west (30°23’35.4”N, 

86°11’22.3”W), then northeastward to the northern end of the western side of the U.S. Highway 331 

southern causeway, then southwestward to the southern end of the western side of the U.S. Highway 331 

southern causeway, then northwestward to the point of origin at the marsh with a 2 story white house to the 

west (30°23’35.4”N, 86°11’22.3”W). 
Polygon 9: Beginning at the southwesternmost point of land in the mouth of Mill Bayou 

(30°23’47.56”N, 86°14’26.96”W), then due north across the mouth of Mill Bayou to a point on the 

mainland shoreline (30°24’09.47”N, 86°14’26.96”W), then clockwise along the mainland shoreline to the 

point of origin at the southwesternmost point of land in the mouth of Mill Bayou. 

 Polygon 10: Beginning at the easternmost point of land on the western shoreline in the mouth of 

Mussett Bayou (30°23’34.90”N, 86°15’24.09”W), then counterclockwise along the mainland shoreline to 

the southwesternmost point of land in the mouth of Mill Bayou (30°23’47.56”N, 86°14’26.96”W) , then 

southwestward to the point of origin at the easternmost point of land on the western shoreline in the mouth 

of Mussett Bayou. 

 Polygon 11: Beginning at Fourmile Point, then southwestward to Legion Park (30○

23'13"N, 

86○21'32"W), then counterclockwise along the shoreline to the point of origin at Fourmile Point. 

 Polygon 12: Beginning at a one story white house with rip rap on the shoreline (30°24’09.6”N, 

86°24’54.4”W), then northwestward to the 20th support from the southern end of the Choctawhatchee Mid 

Bay Bridge (SR 293) (30°24’36.0”N, 86°25’23.7”W), then southwestward to a large cream colored house 

with a red roof (30°24’21.5”N, 86°26’01.5”W), then returning eastward to the point of origin at a one story 

white house with rip rap on the shoreline (30°24’09.6”N, 86°24’54.4”W). 

 Polygon 13: Beginning at the point on the east end of the mouth of Jones Bayou, then 

northwestward to Cobbs Point, then southeastward then northeastward along the southern shoreline to the 

point of origin at the point on the east end of the mouth of Jones Bayou. 

 Polygon 14: Beginning at Cobbs Point, then northwestward to Channel Marker 2 at the mouth of 

Joes Bayou, then southwestward to Channel Marker 61, then southeastward to the western end on the 

northern side of the Destin US Highway 98 Bridge, then counterclockwise along the shoreline of Okaloosa 

Island to its easternmost tip in East Pass, then southeastward across East Pass to the southwesternmost tip 

of land on the eastern shoreline of East Pass, then counterclockwise along the shoreline to the point of 

origin at Cobbs Point. 

 The area also includes Lake Lorraine, Pippin Lake, Indian Bayou, Jones Bayou, Buck Bayou, 

Mack Bayou, Hewett Bayou, Basin Bayou, Live Oak Point Creek, McQuage Bayou, Littles Bayou, 

Bowman Bayou, Tucker Bayou, ditches, creeks, man-made canals, and marinas. 
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0812 West Bay conditionally approved Winter Dec-March 

------ West Bay Prohibited Winter Dec-March 

 

08A May 5, 2009 Bay 

0822 West Bay conditionally approved Spring/Fall Apr-June, Oct-Nov 

0806 West Bay conditionally restricted Spring/Fall Apr-June, Oct-Nov 

------ West Bay prohibited Spring/Fall Apr-June, Oct-Nov 

08B May 5, 2009 Bay 

WEST BAY WINTER MONTHS (DEC-MARCH) 

0812 West Bay conditionally approved Winter December-March 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at West Bay Point, 

then northward along the eastern shoreline of West Bay, across the mouths of all creeks, man-made 

canals, ditches, and Johnson Bayou, to the southern shoreline of Cedar Hammock, then northward 

along the western shoreline of Cedar Hammock to the point on the southern shoreline of Warren 

Bayou nearest the remains of the mariculture lift station, then northwestward across the mouth of 

Warren Bayou, to a point on the northern shoreline of Warren Bayou nearest the remains of the 

mariculture lift station, then westward and northward along the western shoreline of the mariculture 

dike and across the mouth of the mariculture dike to Cedar Point, then northwestward to Graze Point, 

then southwestward along the northern shoreline of West Bay, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches 

and man-made canals, to Walsonham Point, then westward across the mouth of Doyle Bayou to Doyle 

Point, then westward to Crooked Creek Point, then southwestward to Intracoastal Waterway marker 

20, then southwestward across the Intracoastal Waterway to a pole at 30o

 15’ 48.2”N, 85o 49’ 52.5”W, 

then southeastward through a pole at 30o 15’ 12.6”N, 85o 49’ 19.8”W, to a pole on the southeastern 

shoreline of West Bay between Breakfast Point and Botheration Bayou at 30o

 14’ 48.7”N, 85o 48’ 

58.9”W, then northeastward along the southeastern shoreline of West Bay, across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches, and man-made canals, to Breakfast Point, then southeastward along the southern 

shoreline of West Bay, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, man-made canals and Basin Bayou, to 

Long Point, then southeastward to Shell Point, then southeastward to the northernmost point of the 

western shoreline at the mouth of Posten Bayou, then eastward to the westernmost point of the eastern 

shoreline at the mouth of Posten Bayou, then northeastward along the southern shoreline of West Bay, 

across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, and man-made canals to the westernmost point on the 

southern shoreline at the mouth of Pretty Bayou, then northward across the mouth of Pretty Bayou to 

the westernmost point of the northern shoreline at the mouth of Pretty Bayou, then northwestward to 

the point of origin at West Bay Point. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1.) cumulative seven-day 

rainfall, measured at the West Bay Forestry Tower, exceeds 2.31 inches. 2.) Environmental data is not 

available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened to shellfish harvesting when bacteriological 

levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to 

normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 
West Bay prohibited Winter December-March 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

Polygon one: Beginning at a point on the shoreline nearest the remains of the mariculture lift 

station located on the southern shoreline at the mouth of Warren Bayou, then northwestward across the 

mouth of Warren Bayou, to a point on the northern shoreline of Warren Bayou nearest the remains of the 

mariculture lift station, then clockwise along the shoreline of Warren Bayou to the point of origin at a point 

on the shoreline nearest the remains of the mariculture lift station located on the southern shoreline at the 

mouth of Warren Bayou. 

 Polygon two: Beginning at Cedar Point, then counterclockwise along the shoreline of Burnt Mill 

Creek to Graze Point, then southeastward to the point of origin at Cedar Point. 

 Polygon three: Beginning at Walsonham Point, then counterclockwise along the northern 

shoreline of Doyle Bayou to Doyle Point, then eastward to the point of origin at Walsonham Point. 

 Polygon four: Beginning at Doyle Point, then counterclockwise along the shoreline of Crooked 

Creek to Crooked Creek Point, then eastward to the point of origin at Doyle Point. 

 Polygon five: Beginning at Crooked Creek Point, then westward along the northern shoreline of 

West Bay and West Bay Creek to intersection with the State Road 79 bridge, then southwestward along the 

eastern edge of the State Road 79 bridge to the southern shoreline of West Bay Creek, then southeastward 

along the shoreline of West Bay Creek to Goose Point, then southward along the western shoreline of West 

Bay and Botheration Bayou to a pole located between Breakfast Point and Botheration Bayou at 30o

 14’ 

48.7”N, 85o

 48’ 58.9”W, then northwestward through a pole at 30o 15’ 12.6”N, 85o 49’ 19.8”W to another 

pole located southwestward of Intracoastal Waterway marker 20 at 30o 15’ 48.2N, 85o 49’ 52.5”W, then 

northeastward to Intracoastal Waterway marker 20, then northeastward to the point of origin at Crooked 

Creek Point. 

 Polygon six: Beginning at Long Point, then counterclockwise along the shoreline of Harrison 

Bayou to Shell Point, then northwestward to the point of origin at Long Point. 

 Polygon seven: Beginning at Shell Point, then southward along the western shoreline of West Bay 

to the State Road 98 Hathaway Bridge, then eastward along the northern edge of the Hathaway Bridge to 

Sulphur Point, then northeastward along the shoreline to the northernmost point of the western shoreline at 

the mouth of Posten Bayou, then northwestward to the point of origin at Shell Point. 

 Polygon eight: Beginning at the northernmost point of the western shoreline at the mouth of 

Posten Bayou, then counterclockwise along the shoreline of Posten Bayou to the westernmost point of the 

eastern shoreline at the mouth of Posten Bayou, then westward to the point of origin at the northernmost 

point of the western shoreline at the mouth of Posten Bayou. 

 Polygon nine: Beginning at the northernmost point of the western shoreline at the mouth of Pretty 

Bayou, then counterclockwise along the shoreline of Pretty Bayou to the westernmost point of the northern 

shoreline at the mouth of Pretty Bayou, then southward to the point of origin at the northernmost point of 

the western shoreline at the mouth of Pretty Bayou. 

 Polygon ten: Beginning at West Bay Point, then southeastward to the westernmost point of the 

northern shoreline at the mouth of Pretty Bayou, then northeastward along the southern shoreline of West 

Bay to the easternmost point of the western shoreline at the mouth of Robinson Bayou, then northwestward 

to the point of origin at West Bay Point. 

 The area also includes Johnson Bayou, Doyle Bayou, Basin Bayou, and all other unnamed bayous, 

tidal creeks, ditches, man-made canals, and marinas that are located north of the State Road 98 Hathaway 
Bridge, west of a line from the mouth of Robinson Bayou to West Bay Point and east of the State Road 79 

bridge at West Bay Creek. 

WEST BAY SPRING/FALL APRIL-JUN, OCT-NOV 

0822 West Bay conditionally approved Spring/Fall April – June, October-November 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at West Bay Point, 

then northward along the eastern shoreline of West Bay, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, manmade canals and Johnson Bayou, to the southern shoreline of Cedar Hammock, then northward along 

the western shoreline of Cedar Hammock to the point on the southern shoreline of Warren Bayou 

nearest the remains of the mariculture lift station, then northwestward across the mouth of Warren 

Bayou, to a point on the northern shoreline of Warren Bayou nearest the remains of the mariculture lift 

station, then westward and northward along the western shoreline of the mariculture dike and across 

the mouth of the mariculture dike to Cedar Point, then northwestward to Graze Point, then 

southwestward along the northern shoreline of West Bay, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and 

man-made canals, to Walsonham Point, then westward across the mouth of Doyle Bayou to Doyle 

Point, then westward to Crooked Creek Point, then southwestward to Intracoastal Waterway marker 

20, then southwestward across the Intracoastal Waterway to a pole at 30o

 15’ 48.2”N, 85o 49’ 52.5”W, 

then southeastward through a pole at 30o

 15’ 12.6”N, 85o 49’ 19.8”W, to a pole on the southeastern 

shoreline of West Bay between Breakfast Point and Botheration Bayou at 30o 14’ 48.7”N, 85o 48’ 

58.9”W, then northeastward along the southeastern shoreline of West Bay, across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to Breakfast Point, then southeastward along the southern 

shoreline of West Bay, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, man-made canals and Basin Bayou, to 

Long Point, then southeastward to Shell Point, then northeastward to the point of origin at West Bay 

Point. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1.) cumulative six-day 

rainfall, measured at the West Bay Forestry Tower, exceeds 5.01 inches. 2.) Environmental data is not 

available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened to shellfish harvesting when bacteriological 

levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to 

normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

0806 West Bay conditionally restricted Spring/Fall April-June, October-November 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at Shell Point, 

then southeastward to Sulphur Point, then northeastward along the southern shoreline of West Bay, across 

the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to the northernmost point of the western shoreline 

at the mouth of Posten Bayou, then eastward to the westernmost point of the eastern shoreline at the mouth 

of Posten Bayou, then northeastward along the southern shoreline of West Bay, across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the northernmost point of the western shoreline at the mouth of 

Pretty Bayou, then northward to the westernmost point of the northern shoreline at the mouth of Pretty 

Bayou, then northeastward along the southern shoreline of West Bay, across the mouths of all creeks, 

ditches and man-made canals, to the easternmost point of the western shoreline at the mouth of Robinson 

Bayou, then northwestward to West Bay Point, then southwestward to the point of origin at Shell Point. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1.) cumulative six-day 

rainfall, measured at the West Bay Forestry Tower, exceeds 6.35 inches. 2.) Environmental data is not 

available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened to shellfish harvesting when bacteriological 

levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to 

normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 
West Bay prohibited Spring/Fall April-June, October-November 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

Polygon one: Beginning at a point on the shoreline nearest the remains of the mariculture lift 

station located on the southern shoreline at the mouth of Warren Bayou, then northwestward across the 

mouth of Warren Bayou, to a point on the northern shoreline of Warren Bayou nearest the remains of the 

mariculture lift station, then clockwise along the shoreline of Warren Bayou to the point of origin at a point 

on the shoreline nearest the remains of the mariculture lift station located on the southern shoreline at the 

mouth of Warren Bayou. 

Polygon two: Beginning at Cedar Point, then counterclockwise along the shoreline of Burnt Mill 

Creek to Graze Point, then southeastward to the point of origin at Cedar Point. 

Polygon three: Beginning at Walsonham Point, then counterclockwise along the northern 

shoreline of Doyle Bayou to Doyle Point, then eastward to the point of origin at Walsonham Point. 

Polygon four: Beginning at Doyle Point, then counterclockwise along the shoreline of Crooked 

Creek to Crooked Creek Point, then eastward to the point of origin at Doyle Point. 

Polygon five: Beginning at Crooked Creek Point, then westward along the northern shoreline of 

West Bay and West Bay Creek to intersection with the State Road 79 bridge, then southwestward along the 

eastern edge of the State Road 79 bridge to the southern shoreline of West Bay Creek, then southeastward 

along the shoreline of West Bay Creek to Goose Point, then southward along the western shoreline of West 

Bay and Botheration Bayou to a pole located between Breakfast Point and Botheration Bayou at 30o

 14’ 

48.7”N, 85o 48’ 58.9”W, then northwestward through a pole at 30o 15’ 12.6”N, 85o 49’ 19.8”W to another 

pole located southwestward of Intracoastal Waterway marker 20 at 30o

 15’ 48.2”N, 85o 49’ 52.5”W, then 

northeastward to Intracoastal Waterway marker 20, then northeastward to the point of origin at Crooked 

Creek Point. 

Polygon six: Beginning at Long Point, then counterclockwise along the shoreline of Harrison 

Bayou to Shell Point, then northwestward to the point of origin at Long Point. 

Polygon seven: Beginning at Shell Point, then southward along the western shoreline to the State 

Road 98 Hathaway Bridge, then eastward along the northern edge of the Hathaway Bridge to Sulphur 

Point, then northwestward to the point of origin at Shell Point. 

 The area also includes Johnson Bayou, Doyle Bayou, Basin Bayou, and all other unnamed bayous, 

tidal creeks, ditches, man-made canals, and marinas that are located north of the State Road 98 Hathaway 

Bridge, west of a line from the mouth of Robinson Bayou to West Bay Point and east of the State Road 79 

bridge at West Bay Creek. 
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1012 North Bay conditionally approved Western Section 

1022 North Bay conditionally approved Eastern Section 

1006 North Bay conditionally restricted Eastern Section 

---- North Bay prohibited 

10 May 5, 2009 Bay 

1012 North Bay conditionally approved Western Section 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the 

intersection of the western side of the State Road 77 bridge (Bailey Bridge) and the southern shoreline of 

North Bay, then westward across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, man-made canals and Maxwell Bayou to 

Haven Point, then southwestward to Little Oyster Bar Point, then southwestward along the southern shoreline 

of North Bay, across the mouths of Upper Goose, Goose, and Robinson Bayous and all creeks, ditches, and 

man-made canals to the northernmost tip of land on the western shoreline in the mouth of Robinson Bayou, 

then northwestward across North Bay to West Bay Point, then northeastward along the northern shoreline of 

North Bay across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, man-made canals, and Mud, Alligator, and Newman 

Bayous to a point on the western shoreline of Sheephead Bayou due west of Fanning Bayou channel marker 2, 

then southeastward to the intersection of the northern shoreline of North Bay with the western side of the State 

Road 77 bridge (Bailey Bridge), then southward along the western side of the State Road 77 bridge (Bailey 

Bridge) to the point of origin at the intersection of the western side of the State Road 77 bridge (Bailey 

Bridge) and the southern shoreline of North Bay. 

 Management: The conditionally approved area west of the Bailey Bridge will be temporarily closed 

to harvesting when: 1) Cumulative rainfall for any seven-day period measured at the Vicksburg Forestry 

Tower exceeds 2.32 inches; 2) Econfina Creek stage measured at Bennett, Florida exceeds 6.70 feet; 3) 

Environmental data is not available; or 4) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary 

closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and 

within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels 

meet standards as described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

1022 North Bay conditionally approved Eastern Section 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the 

intersection of the western side of the State Road 77 bridge (Bailey Bridge) and the southern shoreline of 

North Bay, then eastward along the shoreline across the mouth of the City of Lynn Haven boat basin canal 

(Leslie Porter Park), then eastward to the northernmost point of land west of the entrance to Anderson Bayou, 

across the entrance to Anderson Bayou to the northernmost point of land east of the entrance to Anderson 

Bayou, then eastward along the shoreline to the easternmost tip of land on the western shoreline in the mouth 

of Beatty Bayou, then northeastward to the northernmost tip of land on the southern shoreline in the mouth of 

Williams Bayou, then northward across the mouth of Williams Bayou, then northward along the eastern 

shoreline of North Bay to the Deer Point Lake Dam, then northwestward along the western edge of the dam to 

the northern shoreline of North Bay, then westward along the northern shoreline of North Bay, crossing the 

mouths of Hodges Bayou, to a point east of Gainer Bayou at 30o

 16’ 22”N, 85o 37’ 18”W, then due west 

across the mouth of Gainer Bayou to a point west of Gainer Bayou at 30o

 16’ 22”N, 85o 37’ 39”W and 

crossing the mouth of Daffin Lake to the intersection of the western side of the State Road 77 bridge (Bailey 

Bridge) and the northern shoreline of North Bay, then southward following the western side of the State Road 

77 bridge (Bailey Bridge) to the point of origin at the intersection of the western side of the State Road 77 

bridge (Bailey Bridge) and the southern shoreline of North Bay. 
 Management: The conditionally approved area east of the Bailey Bridge will be temporarily closed 

to harvesting when: 1) Cumulative rainfall for any three-day period measured at the Vicksburg Forestry 

Tower exceeds 0.74 inches; 2) Econfina Creek stage measured at Bennett, Florida exceeds 6.67 feet; 3) 

Environmental data is not available; or 4) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 Florida Administrative Code 

F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 

25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened 

when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in 

shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the 

public health. 

1006 North Bay conditionally restricted Eastern Section 

 Classification Boundaries: The conditionally restricted area includes all waters within the following 

polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the northernmost point of land west of the entrance to Anderson Bayou, 

across the entrance to Anderson Bayou to the northernmost point of land east of the entrance to Anderson 

Bayou, then southwestward following the shoreline to the westernmost point of land on the eastern shoreline 

in the mouth of Anderson Bayou, then due west to the western shoreline in the mouth of Anderson Bayou, 

then westward to the point of origin at the northernmost point of land west of the entrance to Anderson Bayou. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the easternmost tip of land on the western shoreline in the mouth of Beatty 

Bayou, then northeastward to the northernmost tip of land on the southern shoreline in the mouth of Williams 

Bayou, then clockwise along the southern shoreline of North Bay, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, 

man-made canals and Mill and Beatty Bayous to the point of origin at the easternmost tip of land on the 

western shoreline in the mouth of Beatty Bayou. 

 Management: The conditionally restricted area east of the Bailey Bridge will be temporarily closed 

to harvesting when: 1) Cumulative rainfall for any three-day period measured at the Vicksburg Forestry 

Tower exceeds 4.53 inches; 2) Econfina Creek stage measured at Bennett, Florida exceeds 7.60 feet; 3) 

Environmental data is not available; or 4) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary 

closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and 

within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels 

meet standards as described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

North Bay prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the westernmost point of land on the eastern shoreline in the mouth of 

Anderson Bayou, then due west to the western shoreline in the mouth of Anderson Bayou, then 

counterclockwise along the shoreline of Anderson Bayou to the point of origin at the westernmost point of 

land on the eastern shoreline in the mouth of Anderson Bayou. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the easternmost tip of land on the western shoreline in the mouth of Beatty 

Bayou, then eastward across the mouth of Beatty Bayou to the northernmost tip of land on the eastern 

shoreline in the mouth of Beatty Bayou, then clockwise along the shoreline of Beatty Bayou back to the point 

of origin at the easternmost tip of land on the western shoreline in the mouth of Beatty Bayou. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at the easternmost tip of land on the western shoreline in the mouth of Mill 

Bayou, then southeastward across the mouth of Mill Bayou to the westernmost tip of land on the eastern 

shoreline in the mouth of Mill Bayou, then clockwise along the shoreline of Mill Bayou back to the point of 

origin at the easternmost tip of land on the western shoreline in the mouth of Mill Bayou 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at the intersection of the western side of the State Road 77 bridge (Bailey 

Bridge) and the northern shoreline of North Bay, then northwestward to a point on the western shoreline of 

Sheephead Bayou due west of Fanning Bayou channel marker 2, then clockwise along the shoreline of 

Sheephead Bayou and Fanning Bayou and the northern shoreline of North Bay to the point of origin at the 

intersection of the western side of the State Road 77 bridge (Bailey Bridge) and the northern shoreline of 

North Bay. 
 Polygon 5: Beginning at Haven Point on the southern shoreline of North Bay, then southwestward to 

Little Oyster Bar Point, then counterclockwise along the shoreline of Lynn Haven Bayou to the point of origin 

at Haven Point. 

 The prohibited area also includes Maxwell Bayou, Upper Goose Bayou, Goose Bayou, Robinson 

Bayou, Mud Bayou, Alligator Bayou, Newman Bayou, unnamed bayous, lakes, creeks, City of Lynn Haven 

boat basin (Leslie Porter Park), Williams Bayou, Deer Point Lake Dam, Deer Point Lake Dam pilings, Deer 

Point Lake Dam supports, Deer Point Lake Reservoir, Hodges Bayou, Gainer Bayou (to a point east of Gainer 

Bayou at 30o

 16’ 22”N, 85o 37’ 18”W then due west across the mouth of Gainer Bayou to a point west of 

Gainer Bayou at 30o

 16’ 22”N, 85o 37’ 39”W ), Daffin Lake, ditches, man-made canals, creeks, and marinas. 
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1212 East Bay conditionally approved Section 1 

1222 East Bay conditionally approved Section 2 

1206 East Bay conditionally restricted 

---- East Bay prohibited 

12 May 5, 2009 Bay 

1212 East Bay conditionally approved Section 1 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at Cedar Point, 

then southeastward along the southern shoreline of East Bay across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, manmade canals and bayous to Goose Point, then southwestward along the shoreline across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches, man-made canals and bayous to a point (30° 03’ 55.1”N, 85° 31’ 46.9”W) on the northern 

shoreline of Auburn Cove due north of the end of an unnamed dirt road on the shoreline of Auburn Cove, then 

due south to the intersection of the southern shoreline of Auburn Cove and the end of an unnamed dirt road 

(30° 03’ 19.5”N, 85° 31’ 47.0”W), then eastward along the southern shoreline of East Bay across the mouths 

of all creeks, ditches, man-made canals and bayous to Little Oyster Bar Point, then northeastward through 

southwest plant site poles (30° 03’ 12.5”N, 85° 30’ 16.7”W), middle pole (30° 03’ 13.8”N, 85° 30’ 15.3”W 

), northeasternmost plant site pole (30° 03’ 14.8”N, 85° 30’ 13.9”W), then northeastward to Intracoastal 

Waterway channel marker 25 (30° 03’ 21.8”N, 85° 30’ 00.5”W ), then due east to the northern shoreline of 

East Bay 30° 03’ 21.8”N, 85° 29’ 22.0”W), then northwestward along the northern shoreline of East Bay 

across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, man-made canals and bayous and across the mouth of California 

Bayou, from a point on the southern shore of California Bayou (30° 05’ 19.5”N, 85° 29’ 26.1”W) to a point 

on the northern shore of California Bayou (30° 05’ 26.9”N, 85° 29’ 42.5”W), continuing northwestward 

along the northern shoreline of East Bay, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, man-made canals and 

bayous to Smith Point, then southward to Callaway Bayou channel marker 2, then southward to the point of 

origin at Cedar Point. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Cumulative rainfall for any 

five-day period measured at the Overstreet Forestry Tower exceeds 2.57 inches; 2) Wetappo Creek stage 

measured near Wewahitchka, Florida exceeds 3.02 feet; 3) Environmental data is not available; or 4) 

Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted 

within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent 

of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of 

shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

1222 East Bay conditionally approved Section 2 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at Intracoastal 

Waterway channel marker 25, then due east to the northern shoreline of East Bay (30° 03’ 21.8”N, 85° 29’ 

22.0”W), then southeastward along the northern shoreline of East Bay to Davis Point, across the mouth of 

Murray Bayou to Murray Point, eastward across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, man-made canals and 

bayous to Allanton Point, then northeastward across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, man-made canals and 

bayous to a point directly west of the unnamed dirt road on the eastern shoreline of the mouth of Sandy 

Creek, eastward across the mouth of Sandy Creek to the unnamed dirt road (30° 03’ 35.8”N, 85° 26’ 

13.5”W), southeastward across East Bay to Bull Point, then southward along the eastern shoreline of East 

Bay across the mouth of Lathrop and Bull Bayous to the mouth of a unnamed tidal creek located on the 

southern shoreline of Bull Bayou (30° 01’ 3.7”N, 85° 26’ 44.3”W), then westward along the southern 

shoreline of East Bay across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, man-made canals and bayous to Little Oyster 

Bar Point, then northeastward through the southwest plant site pole (30° 03’ 12.5”N, 85° 30’ 16.7”W), 

middle pole (30° 03’ 13.8”N, 85° 30’ 15.3”W ), northeasternmost plant site pole (30° 03’ 14.8”N, 85° 30’ 
13.9”W), then northeastward to the point of origin at Intracoastal Waterway channel marker 25 (30° 03’ 

21.8”N, 85° 30’ 00.5”W ). 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: ) Cumulative rainfall for any 

seven-day period measured at the Overstreet Forestry Tower exceeds 2.47 inches; 2) Wetappo Creek stage 

measured near Wewahitchka, Florida exceeds 2.25 feet; 3) Environmental data is not available; or 4) 

Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted 

within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent 

of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of 

shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

East Bay prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at Bull Point, then northwestward to an unnamed dirt road on the eastern side 

of Sandy Creek (30° 03’ 35.8”N, 85° 26’ 13.5”W),, then eastward along the shorelines of East Bay and 

Wetappo Creek to the confluence of Wetappo Creek and the Intracoastal Waterway, then southward across 

Wetappo Creek and the Intracoastal Waterway to the southern shoreline of the Intracoastal Waterway, then 

westward along the southern shoreline of the Intracoastal Waterway and East Bay to the point of origin at Bull 

Point. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the intersection of the southern shoreline of Auburn Cove and the end of an 

unnamed dirt road (30° 03’ 19.5”N, 85° 31’ 47.0”W), then clockwise along the shoreline of Auburn Cove to 

a point on the northern shoreline of Auburn Cove due north of the unnamed dirt road (30° 03’ 55.1”N, 85°

31’ 46.9”W), then due south to the point of origin at the intersection of the southern shoreline of Auburn Cove 

and the end of an unnamed dirt road (30° 03’ 19.5”N, 85° 31’ 47.0”W). 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at Smith Point, then southward to Callaway Bayou channel marker 2, then 

southward to Cedar Point, then northwestward along the southern shoreline of East Bay to Davis Point, then 

due north to the northern shoreline of East Bay, then southeastward along the northern shoreline of East Bay 

to the point of origin at Smith Point. 

 The area also includes Laird Bayou, California Bayou, Richard's Bayou, Murray Bayou, Lathrop 

Bayou, Bull Bayou, Farmdale Bayou, Cedar Bayou, Sandy Creek, creeks, ditches, man-made canals, and 

marinas. 
15 INDIAN LAGOON SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES AND 

MANAGEMENT 

4-DIGIT AREA NUMBER AND NAME MAP 

#(S) 

EFFECTIVE 

DATE 

COUNTY(S) 

1542 Indian Lagoon conditionally approved Zone A Winter Nov - Feb 

1552 Indian Lagoon conditionally approved Zone B Winter Nov - Feb 

1506 Indian Lagoon conditionally restricted Winter Nov - Feb 

------ Indian Lagoon prohibited Winter Nov - Feb 

15A May 5, 2009 Gulf 

1512 Indian Lagoon conditionally approved Spring/Fall Mar – June, Oct 

------ Indian Lagoon prohibited Spring/Fall Mar – June, Oct 

15B May 5, 2009 Gulf 

1572 Indian Lagoon conditionally approved Summer Jul – Sep 

------ Indian Lagoon prohibited Summer Jul - Sep 

15C May 5, 2009 Gulf 

INDIAN LAGOON WINTER NOV – FEB 

1542 Indian Lagoon System conditionally approved Zone A Winter November - February 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygon described by 

a line beginning at the easternmost tip of land on the Indian Peninsula, then due north across the mouth of 

Indian Lagoon to the mainland shoreline, then southwestward along the mainland shoreline across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to an unnamed point of land due north of Seminole 

Street, then due south to the intersection of Seminole street and the southern shoreline, then eastward across 

the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals along the southern shoreline to the point of origin at 

the easternmost tip of land on the Indian Peninsula . 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed when: 1) two-day cumulative rainfall measured 

at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida exceeds 1.65 inches, 2) Environmental data is not available; or 3) 

Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted 

within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 

percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in 

5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that 

consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

1552 Indian Lagoon System conditionally approved Zone B Winter November - February 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygon described by 

a line beginning at an unnamed point due north of Seminole street, then southwestward across the mouths 

of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a marked pole on the northern shoreline, then due south to a 

marked pole on the southern shoreline, then eastward across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals along the southern shoreline to the intersection of Seminole street and the southern shoreline, 

then due north to the point of origin at an unnamed point due north of Seminole street on the northern 

shoreline. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed when: 1) two-day cumulative rainfall measured 

at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida exceeds 0.38 inches, 2) Environmental data is not available; or 3) 

Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted 

within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 

percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in 

5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that 

consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 
1506 Indian Lagoon System conditionally restricted Winter November - February 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygon described by 

a line beginning at a marked pole (N 29.68298, W 85.24409) on the northern shoreline, then southwestward 

along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the 

northernmost point of land at the mouth of the creek to Money Bayou, then across the mouth of the creek to 

the southern most point of land at the mouth of the creek to Money Bayou, then eastward across the mouths 

of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals along the southern shoreline to a marked pole (N 29.68577, W 

85.24445) on the southern shoreline, then due north to the point (N 29.68298, W 85.24409) of origin at a 

marked pole on the northern shoreline. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed when: 1) two-day cumulative rainfall measured 

at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida exceeds 2.33 inches, 2) Environmental data is not available; or 3) 

Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted 

within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 

percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in 

5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that 

consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Indian Lagoon System prohibited Winter November - February 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters west of a line beginning at the 

northernmost point of land at the mouth of the creek to Money Bayou, then across the mouth of the creek to 

the southern most point of land at the mouth of the creek to Money Bayou. All creeks, ditches, marinas and 

man-made canals along the entire shoreline of the Indian Lagoon system are prohibited 

INDIAN LAGOON SPRING/FALL MAR – JUNE, OCT 

1512 Indian Lagoon System conditionally approved Spring / Fall March - June, October 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygon described by 

a line beginning at the easternmost tip of land on the Indian Peninsula, then due north across the mouth of 

Indian Lagoon to the mainland shoreline, then southwestward along the mainland shoreline across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the northernmost point of land at the mouth of the 

creek to Money Bayou, then across the mouth of the creek, then eastward across the mouths of all creeks, 

ditches and man-made canals along the southern shoreline to the point of origin at the easternmost tip of 

land on the Indian Peninsula . 

 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) two-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida exceeds 3.09 inches; 2) Apalachicola River same 

day discharge measured at Blountstown, Florida exceeds 59,497 cubic feet per second; 3) Environmental 

data is not available; or Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so 

that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 
Indian Lagoon System prohibited Spring / Fall March - June, and October 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters east of a line beginning at the northernmost 

point of land at the mouth of the creek to Money Bayou, then across the mouth of the creek to the southern 

most point of land at the mouth of the creek to Money Bayou. All creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made 

canals along the entire shoreline of the Indian Lagoon system are prohibited 

INDIAN LAGOON SUMMER JUL - SEP 

1572 Indian Lagoon System conditionally approved Summer July - September 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygon described by 

a line beginning at the easternmost tip of land on the Indian Peninsula, then due north across the mouth of 

Indian Lagoon to the mainland shoreline, then southwestward along the mainland shoreline across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the northernmost point of land at the mouth of the 

creek to Money Bayou, then across the mouth of the creek to the southern most point of land at the mouth 

of the creek to Money Bayou, then eastward across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals 

along the southern shoreline to the point of origin at the easternmost tip of land on the Indian Peninsula . 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) seven-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the Odena Forestry Tower near Port St. Joe, Florida exceeds 7.79 inches; 2) 

Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary 

closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and 

within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels 

meet standards as described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Indian Lagoon System prohibited Summer July - September 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters east of a line beginning at the northernmost 

point of land at the mouth of the creek to Money Bayou, then across the mouth of the creek to the southern 

most point of land at the mouth of the creek to Money Bayou. All creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made 

canals along the entire shoreline of the Indian Lagoon system are prohibited 
16 APALACHICOLA BAY SYSTEM SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION 

BOUNDARIES AND MANAGEMENT 

4-DIGIT AREA NUMBER AND NAME MAP 

#(S) 

EFFECTIVE 

DATE 

COUNTY 

1611 Apalachicola Bay System approved Winter Jan - May, Sept - Dec 

1612 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally approved West 1 Zone 

Winter Jan - May, Sept - Dec 

1622 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally approved West 2 Zone 

Winter Jan - May, Sept - Dec 

1632 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally approved West 3 Zone 

Winter Jan - May, Sept - Dec 

1642 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally approved East Zone Winter 

Jan - May, Sept - Dec 

1606 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally restricted Winter Jan - May, 

Sept - Dec 

---- Apalachicola Bay System prohibited Winter Jan - May, Sept - Dec 

16A May 5, 2009 Franklin 

1621 Apalachicola Bay system approved Summer June - Aug 

1642 Apalachicola Bay System approved East Hole Summer June - Aug 

1652 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally approved North Summer June - 

Aug 

1662 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally approved South Summer June - 

Aug 

1606 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally restricted Summer June - 

Aug 

---- Apalachicola Bay System prohibited Summer June - Aug 

---- Shellfish lease numbers 525, 551, 551B, 580, 582, 609, 672, and 981 

which are located west of an line drawn from Green Point to Sikes Cut 

and east of the westernmost point of St. Vincent Island Summer June – 

Aug 

16B May 5, 2009 Franklin 

APALACHICOLA BAY SYSTEM WINTER JAN - MAY, SEPT - DEC 

1611 Apalachicola Bay System approved Winter Jan - May, Sept - Dec 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at a point on the mainland shoreline due south of the Florida Highway 

Patrol radio tower, then southward to ICWW channel marker 34, then southward to the eastern shoreline of 

the mouth of Sams Bayou on the northern shoreline of St. George Island, then eastward along the northern 

shoreline of St. George Island, across the mouth of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to its 

northernmost tip, then northwestward across St. George Sound to the easternmost point of the seawall on 

the mainland shoreline west of Yents Bayou, then southwestward along the mainland shoreline across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the point of origin at a point on the shoreline due 

south of the Florida Highway Patrol radio tower. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the westernmost tip of St. Vincent Island, then northward across Indian 

Pass to the easternmost tip of Indian Peninsula, then due north to the mainland shoreline, then eastward 

along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the 

southernmost point of the access road at Eight Mile, then southeastward to the western shoreline of Red 

Fish Creek on St. Vincent Island, then westward along the northern shoreline of St. Vincent Island to the 

westernmost tip of marsh on the eastern shoreline of Big Bayou, then due west across the mouth of Big 
Bayou to the western shoreline of Big Bayou, then westward along the northern shoreline of St. Vincent 

Island to the point of origin at the westernmost tip of St. Vincent Island. 

 Management: The area will be closed when emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. 

Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 

percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when 

bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in 

shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the 

public health. 

1612 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally approved West Zone 1 Winter Jan - May, Sept - Dec 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at Green Point 

(Latitude North 29°42’50”/Longitude West 85°02’17”) on the mainland shoreline, then westward along the 

mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point on the 

mainland shoreline at the southernmost point of the access road at five mile (Latitude North 

29°43’11”/Longitude West 85°04’13”), then southwestward to the southwest corner marker of lease 

number 551 (Latitude North 29°42’81”/Longitude West 85°04’56”), then southwestward to a post 

northeast of Cabbage Top (Latitude North 29°41’56”/Longitude West 85°05’05”), then southeastward to 

the southwesternmost post of the Green Point Plant Site, then southeastward through a post (Latitude North 

29°39’45”/Longitude West 85°00’58”) west of ICWW channel marker 77, then southeastward to the 

intersection of Little St. George Island and the northern entrance to Sikes Cut, then northwestward across 

Apalachicola Bay to channel marker 1 of the Two Mile Channel, then northwestward to the point of origin 

at Green Point (Latitude North 29°42’50”/Longitude West 85°02’17”). 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) three-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida exceeds 4.37 inches; 2) Apalachicola River 

discharge measured two days prior at Blountstown, Florida exceeds 25,132 cubic feet per second; 3) 

Environmental data is not available; or Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary 

closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and 

within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels 

meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

1622 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally approved West Zone 2 Winter Jan - May, Sept - Dec 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the western 

shoreline of the mouth of Red Fish Creek on St. Vincent Island, then eastward across the mouth of Red 

Fish Creek to the eastern shoreline of Red Fish Creek, then southeastward along the northern shoreline of 

St. Vincent Island across the mouth of Sheepshead Bayou to St. Vincent Point, then southward along the 

eastern shoreline of St. Vincent Island to the intersection of West Pass, then southeastward across West 

Pass to the northernmost tip of Little St. George Island, then eastward along the northern shoreline of Little 

St. George Island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the intersection with the 

northern entrance of Sikes Cut, then northwestward to a post (Latitude North 29°39’45”/Longitude West 

85°00’58”) west of ICWW channel marker 77, then northwestward to the southwesternmost post of the 

Green Point Plant Site, then northwestward to a post northeast of Cabbage Top (Latitude North 

29°41’56”/Longitude West 85°05’05”), then northeast to the southwest corner marker of lease number 551 

(Latitude North 29°42’50”/Longitude West 85°04’43”), then northeast to the southernmost point of the 

access road at five mile (Latitude North 29°43.11’/Longitude West 85°04’13”) on the mainland shoreline, 

then westward across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to point due south of the 

access road at Eight Mile, then southeastward to the point of origin at the western shoreline of the mouth of 

Red Fish Creek. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Apalachicola River 

discharge measured two days prior at Blountstown, Florida exceeds 34,446 cubic feet per second; 2) 
Environmental data is not available; or Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary 

closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and 

within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels 

meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

1632 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally approved West Zone 3 Winter Jan - May, Sept - Dec 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the 

westernmost tip of marsh on the eastern shoreline of Big Bayou on St. Vincent Island, then due west across 

the mouth of Big Bayou to the western shoreline of Big Bayou, then southeastward along the western 

shoreline of Big Bayou to a point due south of the northeast marker of lease number 525, then due north 

through the northeast marker of lease number 525 to the eastern shoreline of Big Bayou, then 

northwestward along the eastern shoreline of Big Bayou to the point of origin at the westernmost tip of 

marsh on the eastern shoreline of Big Bayou. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) three-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida exceeds 1.40 inches; 2) Environmental data is not 

available; or Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be 

conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels 

so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

1642 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally approved East Zone Winter Jan - May, Sept - Dec 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at a point on 

the mainland shoreline due south of the Florida Highway Patrol radio tower, then southwestward through 

Channel Marker 2 of the Eastpoint Channel to the intersection of the mainland shoreline and the eastern 

edge of the Bryant Patton Bridge, then westward along the mainland shoreline to the western edge of the 

Bryant Patton Bridge, then southward along the western edge of the Bryant Patton Bridge to the northern 

shoreline of St. George Island, then eastward along the northern shoreline of St. George Island across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the western shoreline of Sams Bayou, then eastward 

across the mouth of Sams Bayou to the eastern shoreline of Sams Bayou, then northward to ICWW channel 

marker 34, then northwestward to the point of origin at the point on the mainland shoreline due south of the 

Florida Highway Patrol radio tower. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) three-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida exceeds 4.37 inches; 2) Apalachicola River 

discharge measured two days prior at Blountstown, Florida exceeds 34,446 cubic feet per second; 3) 

Environmental data is not available; or Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary 

closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and 

within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels 

meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

1606 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally restricted Winter Jan - May, Sept - Dec 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the southeasternmost point of Tank Island in East Bay, then 

southwestward to the marked bridge piling on the northern side of the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge, then 
southward to the marked bridge piling on the southern side of the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge, then 

southwestward to ICWW channel marker 9 (Latitude North 29°41’79”/Longitude West 84°58’51”.), then 

southward along the eastern edge of the ICWW channel to ICWW channel marker number 76, then 

southward across the ICWW channel to ICWW channel marker 77, then southward to the easternmost tip 

of Little St. George Island, then northwestward across Apalachicola Bay to Two Mile channel marker 1, 

then northwestward to Green Point (Latitude North 29°42’50”/Longitude West 85°02’17”)., then eastward 

along the mainland shoreline to a point due north of the westernmost tip of the West Two Mile Breakwater, 

then due south to the westernmost tip of the West Two Mile Breakwater, then eastward along the southern 

shoreline of the West Two Mile Breakwater to its southernmost point, then eastward across the Two Mile 

Channel to the southernmost point of the East Two Mile Breakwater, then eastward along the southern 

shoreline of the East Two Mile Breakwater to its southeasternmost point, then eastward to the southernmost 

tip of Towhead Island, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Towhead Island to its easternmost tip, 

then northeastward to the intersection of the southern edge of the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge and the 

easternmost tip of the western causeway, then northward to the northern edge of the John Gorrie Memorial 

Bridge, then northeastward to Long Point, then northeastward along the western shoreline of East Bay 

across the mouths of all creeks, ditches rivers, man-made canals and coves to Blounts Bay, then clockwise 

along the shoreline of Blounts Bay and the northern shoreline of East Bay to the point of origin at the 

southeasternmost tip of Tank Island. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the intersection of the western edge of the Bryant Patton Bridge and the 

mainland shoreline, then eastward to the eastern edge of the Bryant Patton Bridge, then northeastward to 

channel marker 2 of the East Point Channel, then northeastward to a point on the shoreline due south of the 

Florida Highway Patrol radio tower, then southwestward along the mainland shoreline to a point due north 

of the easternmost tip of the East Eastpoint Breakwater, then due south to the easternmost tip of the East 

Eastpoint Breakwater, then southwestward along the southern shoreline of the East Eastpoint Breakwater to 

its westernmost point, then southwestward across the Eastpoint Channel to the easternmost tip of the West 

Eastpoint Breakwater, then southwestward along the southern shoreline of the West Eastpoint Breakwater 

to its westernmost tip, then due north to the mainland shoreline, then southwestward along the mainland 

shoreline to the point of origin at the intersection with the western edge of the Bryant Patton Bridge. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) three-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida exceeds 1.17 inches; 2) Apalachicola River 

discharge measured two days prior at Blountstown, Florida exceeds 37,780 cubic feet per second; 3) 

Environmental data is not available; or Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary 

closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and 

within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels 

meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Apalachicola Bay System prohibited Winter Jan - May, Sept - Dec 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at Campbell Point, then southwestward to the southeasternmost tip of Tank 

Island, then northwestward along the western shoreline of West Bayou to the intersection with the southern 

edge of the State Road 65 bridge, then eastward along the southern edge of the State Road 65 bridge to the 

eastern shoreline of West Bayou, then eastward along the eastern shoreline of West Bayou to the western 

shoreline of East Bayou, then northeastward along the western shoreline of East Bayou to the southern edge 

of the State Road 65 bridge, then southeastward along the southern edge of the State Road 65 bridge to the 

eastern shoreline of East Bayou, then southwestward along the eastern shoreline of East Bayou to the point 

of origin at Campbell Point. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the easternmost tip of the East Eastpoint Breakwater, then southwestward 

along the southern shoreline of the East Eastpoint Breakwater to its westernmost point, then southwestward 

across the Eastpoint Channel to the easternmost point of the West Eastpoint Breakwater, then 

southwestward along the southern shoreline of the West Eastpoint Breakwater to its westernmost point, 

then due north to the mainland shoreline, then northeastward along the mainland shoreline to a point due 

north of the easternmost tip of the East Eastpoint Breakwater, then due south to the point of origin at the 

easternmost tip of the East Eastpoint Breakwater. 
 Polygon 3: Beginning at the third power pole in East Bay west of East Point, then northeastward 

to the northernmost point of the rip-rap revetment on the eastern shoreline of East Bay, then southwestward 

along the eastern shoreline of East Bay to the intersection with the east causeway of the John Gorrie 

Memorial Bridge, then westward along the northern edge of the causeway to a point due south of the third 

power pole in East Bay west of East Point, then due north to the point of origin at the third power pole in 

East Bay west of East Point. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at the intersection of the northern shoreline of St. George Island and the 

western edge of the Bryant Patton Bridge, then southwestward to the western shoreline of the mouth of the 

first unnamed canal west of the Ferry Pass Yacht Basin, then northeastward to the western edge of the 

southern causeway of the Bryant Patton bridge, then southeastward along the western edge of the Bryant 

Patton bridge causeway to the point of origin at the intersection of the northern shoreline of St. George 

Island and the western edge of the Bryant Patton Bridge. 

 Polygon 5: Beginning at the westernmost tip of the West Two Mile Breakwater, then eastward 

along the southern shoreline of the West Two Mile Breakwater to its southernmost point, then eastward 

across the Two Mile Channel to the southernmost point of the East Two Mile Breakwater, then eastward 

along the southern shoreline of the East Two Mile Breakwater its southeasternmost point, then eastward to 

the southernmost tip of Towhead Island, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Towhead Island to 

its easternmost tip, then northeastward to the intersection of the southern edge of the John Gorrie Memorial 

Bridge and the easternmost tip of the western causeway, then northeastward to Long Point, then 

northeastward along the western shoreline of East Bay across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, rivers, and 

coves to the southern shoreline of the mouth of Blounts Bay, then southward along the shoreline following 

the perimeter of all creeks and coves, and following the perimeters of all rivers to the southern edge of the 

Apalachicola Northern Railroad Bridge to a point on the mainland shoreline due north of the westernmost 

tip of the West Two Mile Breakwater, then due south to the point of origin at the westernmost tip of the 

West Two Mile Breakwater. 

 Polygon 6: Beginning at the northeast marker of lease number 525 in Big Bayou, then due north to 

the eastern shoreline of Big Bayou, then clockwise following the perimeter of Big Bayou to a point due 

south of the northeast marker of lease number 525, then due north to the point of origin at the northeast 

marker of lease number 525. 

 Polygon 7: Beginning at the southern shoreline of the mouth of Sheepshead Bayou, then clockwise 

following the perimeter of Sheepshead Bayou to the northern shoreline of the mouth of Sheepshead Bayou, 

then southward across the mouth of Sheepshead Bayou to the point of origin at the southern shoreline of 

Sheepshead Bayou. 

 Polygon 8: Beginning at the northernmost point of St. George Island then northwestward across 

St. George Sound to the easternmost point of the seawall on the mainland shoreline west of Yent Bayou, 

then northeastward along the mainland shoreline, including all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a 

point on the mainland shoreline due south of the Crooked River Light, then southward to the easternmost 

point of St. George Island, then northwestward along the northern shoreline of St. George Island to the 

point of origin at the northernmost point of St. George Island. 

The Prohibited Area includes all marinas. 
APALACHICOLA BAY SYSTEM SUMMER JUNE - AUG 

1621 Apalachicola Bay System approved Summer June - Aug 

Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygon. 

 Beginning at ICWW channel marker 77, then northward across the ICWW channel to ICWW 

marker 76, then northeastward to a point on the Bryant Patton Bridge (Piling #107W – Latitude North 

29°42’18”/Longitude West 84°53’44”), then southward along the western edge of the Bryant Patton Bridge 

to the northern shoreline of St. George Island at a point on the western shoreline of the mouth of the first 

canal, then southeast across the mouth of the first canal to the northeasternmost edge of the first concrete 

seawall, then westward along the northern shoreline of St. George Island, across the mouths of all creeks, 

ditches and man-made canals to the eastern side of the mouth of Sikes Cut, then westward across the mouth 

of Sikes Cut to its western side, then northeast to the point of origin, ICWW channel marker 77. 

 Management: The area will be closed when emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. 

Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 

percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when 

bacteriological levels meet standards as described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish 

return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public 

health. 

1671 Apalachicola Bay System approved Summer June - Aug 

 Classification Boundaries: Beginning at the intersection of the western edge of the Bryant Patton 

Bridge with the northern edge of the ICWW channel, then southward along the western edge of the Bryant 

Patton Bridge to the northernmost point of the Bryant Patton Bridge Causeway, then southward along the 

eastern edge of the Bryant Patton Causeway to the intersection of the northern shoreline of St. George 

Island, then northeastward along the northern shoreline of St. George Island across the mouths of all creeks, 

ditches and man-made canals to the western shoreline of Sams Bayou, then eastward across the mouth of 

Sams Bayou to the eastern shoreline of Sams Bayou, then northward to ICWW channel marker 34, then 

southwestward along the northern edge of the ICWW channel to the point of origin at intersection of the 

western edge of the Bryant Patton Bridge with the northern edge of the ICWW channel. 

 Management: The area will be closed when emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. 

Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 

percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when 

bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in 

shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the 

public health. 

1652 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally approved North Zone Summer June - Aug 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at Campbell 

Point in East Bay, then southward along the eastern shoreline of East Bay across the mouths of all creeks, 

ditches and man-made canals to the northernmost point of the rip rap revetment on the eastern shoreline of 

East Bay, then southwestward to the third power pole west of East Point, then due south to the northern 

shoreline of the eastern causeway of the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge, then westward along the northern 

shoreline of the eastern causeway of the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge to the intersection with the northern 

edge of the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge, then westward along the northern edge of the John Gorrie 

Memorial Bridge to the marked bridge piling, then northeastward to the southeasternmost tip of Tank 

Island, then northeastward to the point of origin at Campbell Point. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) five-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida exceeds 2.69 inches; 2) Apalachicola River same 

day discharge measured at Blountstown, Florida exceeds 29,838 cubic feet per second; 3) Environmental 

data is not available; or Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 
closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels 

so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

1662 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally approved South Zone Summer June - Aug 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at ICWW 

channel marker 77, then northward across the ICWW channel to ICWW marker 76, then northwestward 

along the eastern edge of the ICWW channel to ICWW channel marker 9 (Latitude North 

29°41’79”/Longitude West 84°58’51”), then northeastward to the marked bridge piling on the southern side 

of the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge, then northward to the marked bridge piling on the northern side of the 

John Gorrie Memorial Bridge, then eastward along the northern edge of the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge 

to the intersection with the eastern causeway of the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge, then eastward along the 

southern shoreline of the John Gorrie Memorial Bridge Causeway to the mainland shoreline, then 

southeastward along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals 

to the intersection with the western edge of the Bryant Patton Bridge, then southward along the western 

edge of the Bryant Patton Bridge to a point on the Bryant Patton Bridge (Piling #107W – Latitude North 

29°42’18”/Longitude West 84°53’44”), then southwestward to the point of origin at ICWW channel marker 

77. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) five-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida exceeds 4.99 inches; 2) Apalachicola River same 

day discharge measured at Blountstown, Florida exceeds 29,838 cubic feet per second; 3) Environmental 

data is not available; or Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels 

so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Shellfish lease numbers 525, 551, 551B, 580, 582, 609, 672, and 981 which are located west of an line 

drawn from Green Point to Sikes Cut and east of the westernmost point of St. Vincent Island 

Summer June - Aug 

 Management: The waters of these leases shall be managed in accordance with the criteria for the 

1611 Apalachicola Bay System approved area during winter months of January through May and 

September through December. 

1606 Apalachicola Bay System conditionally restricted Summer June - Aug 

 Classification Boundaries: The boundaries for the Apalachicola Bay System conditionally 

restricted area during summer months of June through August are the same as described for the 

Apalachicola Bay System conditionally restricted area during winter months of January through May and 

September through December. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) five-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the airport in Apalachicola, Florida exceeds 4.16 inches; 2) Same-day Apalachicola 

River discharge measured two at Blountstown, Florida exceeds 29,838 cubic feet per second; 3) 

Environmental data is not available; or Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary 

closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and 

within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels 

meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 
1603 Apalachicola Bay System prohibited Summer June - Aug 

 Classification Boundaries: The boundaries for the Apalachicola Bay System prohibited area 

during summer months of June through August are the same as described for the Apalachicola Bay System 

prohibited area during winter months of January through May and September through December. 
18 ALLIGATOR HARBOR SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES 

AND MANAGEMENT 

4-DIGIT AREA NUMBER AND NAME MAP 

#(S) 

EFFECTIVE 

DATE 

COUNTY(S) 

1802 Alligator Harbor conditionally approved 

----- Alligator Harbor prohibited 

18 May 5, 2009 Franklin 

1802 Alligator Harbor conditionally approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the 

northernmost point of the Alligator Harbor Peninsula, then due north across the mouth of Alligator Harbor 

to the mainland shoreline, then east along the northern shoreline of Alligator Harbor, across the mouths of 

all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due north of a post (29o54.37/84o21.74) located in an 

unnamed offshoot in the northeast portion of Alligator Harbor, then due south through the post to the 

southern shoreline of the unnamed offshoot, then counterclockwise along the eastern shoreline of Alligator 

Harbor to the mouth of the unnamed offshoot in the southeasternmost portion of Alligator Harbor, then 

eastward along the northern shoreline of the unnamed offshoot to a point due north of a post 

(29o53.988/84o22.177), then due south through the post across the unnamed offshoot to its southern 

shoreline, then west to the northernmost tip of an unnamed island (29o54.005/84o22.332), then west to the 

northernmost point of land north of the trifurcating canal (29o54.096/84o23.213), then west-northwest to 

Channel Marker 39 (29o54.463/84o25.021), then northwest through Channel Marker 31 

(29o54.463/84o25.021) to the northern shoreline of the Alligator Harbor Peninsula, then northwest along the 

northern shoreline of the Alligator Harbor Peninsula to the point of origin at northernmost point of the 

Alligator Harbor Peninsula. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Six-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the Ochlockonee River State Park exceeds 5.86 inches; 2) Environmental data is not 

available; or 3) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be 

conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels 

so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Alligator Harbor prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the northern shoreline of the mouth of the unnamed offshoot in the 

southeasternmost portion of Alligator Harbor, then eastward along the northern shoreline of the unnamed 

offshoot to a point due north of a post (29o53.988/84o22.177), then due south through the post across the 

unnamed offshoot to its southern shoreline, then west to the northernmost tip of an unnamed island 

(29o54.005/84o22.332), then west to the northernmost point of land north of the trifurcating canal 

(29o54.096/84o23.213), then west-northwest to Channel Marker 39 (29o54.463/84o25.021), then northwest 

through Channel Marker 31 (29o54.463/84o25.021) to the northern shoreline of the Alligator Harbor 

Peninsula, then eastward along the northern shoreline of the Alligator Harbor Peninsula to the southern 

shoreline of the mouth of the unnamed offshoot in the southernmost portion of Alligator Harbor, then 

counterclockwise to the point of origin, the northern shoreline of the mouth of the unnamed offshoot in the 

southernmost portion of Alligator Harbor. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at a point on the mainland shoreline due north of a post (29o54.37/84o21.74) 

located in an unnamed offshoot in the northeast portion of Alligator Harbor, then due south through the 

post to the southern shoreline of the unnamed offshoot, then counterclockwise along the shoreline of the 

offshoot to the point of origin at a point on the mainland shoreline due north of a post (29o54.37/84o21.74) 

located in an unnamed offshoot in the northeast portion of Alligator Harbor. 

The Prohibited Area includes all ditches, man-made canals and marinas. 

20 OCHLOCKONEE BAY SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES AND 

MANAGEMENT 

4-DIGIT AREA NUMBER AND NAME MAP 

#(S) 

EFFECTIVE 

DATE 

COUNTY(S) 

2002 Ochlockonee Bay Conditionally Approved 

2006 Ochlockonee Bay Conditionally Restricted 

----- Ochlockonee Bay prohibited 

20 May 5, 2009 Franklin, 

Wakulla 

2002 Ochlockonee Bay conditionally approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at channel 

marker 29 of the Ochlockonee Bay main channel, then due south to the southern shoreline of Ochlockonee 

Bay, then eastward along the southern shoreline across all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the 

western shoreline of the mouth of Chaires Creek, then southward along the western shoreline of Chaires 

Creek, across the mouths of all tributary creeks, to the easternmost point of land at the first major 

disjunction of Chaires Creek, within 1200 feet of its mouth, then due east across the western arm of Chaires 

Creek to the western shoreline of the unnamed island, then northward along the western shoreline to its 

northernmost point, then due west across the eastern arm of Chaires Creek to the shoreline, then 

northwestward along the shoreline of Chaires Creek, across the mouths of all tributary creeks, to the eastern 

shoreline of the mouth of Chaires Creek, then eastward along the southern shoreline of Ochlockonee Bay, 

across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to Bald Point, then east-northeastward across 

the mouth of Ochlockonee Bay to channel marker 1 of the Ochlockonee Bay Channel, then northward to an 

unnamed point due south of the lighted marker at the southern terminus of the Spring Creek Channel, then 

due west to the northeasternmost point of land on Mashes Sand Island, east of Ulmore Cove, then 

southward along the eastern shoreline of Mashes Sands Island, across the mouth of all creeks, ditches and 

man-made canals to Ochlockonee Point, then southwestward along the northern shoreline of Ochlockonee 

Bay to the eastern shoreline of the mouth of the first unnamed canal west of Ochlockonee Point, then 

southwestward to channel marker 24 of the Ochlockonee Bay main channel, then southwestward to channel 

marker 25, then westward along the southern boundary of the main channel to the point of origin, Channel 

Marker 29 of the Ochlockonee Bay main channel. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Ochlockonee River 

discharge measured same day at Bloxham, Florida exceeds 2854 cubic feet per second; 2) three-day 

cumulative rainfall measured at the Hosford Forestry Tower, exceeds 2.24 inches; 3) Environmental data is 

not available; or 4) Emergencies occur as defined in, 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, 

sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 

days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet 

standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

2006 Ochlockonee Bay conditionally restricted 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at 

Ochlockonee River channel marker 62, then eastward to Ochlockonee River channel marker 52, then due 

north to the northern shoreline of Ochlockonee Bay, then eastward along the northern shoreline, across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the intersection of the eastern edge of the Highway 

98 Bridge and the northern shoreline of Ochlockonee Bay, then southward along the eastern edge of the 

Highway 98 Bridge to the bridge center span, then northeastward to the southernmost tip of the second 

dock east of Tide Creek, then northward along the dock to the northern shoreline of Ochlockonee Bay, then 

eastward along the northern shoreline of Ochlockonee Bay, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and 

man-made canals, to the second dock west of the first unnamed canal east of Tide Creek, then 

southeastward to channel marker 24 of the Ochlockonee Bay main channel, then southwestward to channel 

marker 25, then westward along the southern boundary of the main channel to channel marker 29 of the 

Ochlockonee Bay main channel, then due south to the southern shoreline of Ochlockonee Bay, then 

westward along the shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the 
easternmost side of the access road north of Shell Hammock on the southern shoreline of Ochlockonee 

Bay, then northeastward to the southernmost tip of Turtle Island, then northeastward along the eastern 

shoreline of Turtle Island to the easternmost point of Turtle Island, then northeastward to the point of 

origin, Ochlockonee River channel marker 62. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Ochlockonee River 

discharge measured same day at Bloxham, Florida exceeds 3600 cubic feet per second; 2) three-day 

cumulative rainfall measured at the Hosford Forestry Tower, exceeds 3.08 inches; 3) Environmental data is 

not available; or 4) Emergencies occur as defined in, 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, 

sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 

days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet 

standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Ochlockonee Bay prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at Ochlockonee River channel marker 62, then eastward to Ochlockonee 

River channel marker 52, then due north to the northern shoreline of Ochlockonee Bay, then westward 

along the shoreline, including all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due east of the 

easternmost point of Thoms Island, then due west to the easternmost point of Thoms Island, then 

southwestward along the eastern shoreline of Thoms Island to its southernmost tip, then due south to the 

northern shoreline of St. James Island, then eastward to the easternmost side of the access road north of 

Shell Hammock on the southern shoreline of Ochlockonee Bay, then northeastward to the southernmost tip 

of Turtle Island, then northeastward along the eastern shoreline of Turtle Island to its easternmost point, 

then northeastward to the point of origin, Ochlockonee River channel marker 62. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the intersection of the eastern edge of the Highway 98 Bridge and the 

northern shoreline of Ochlockonee Bay, then southward along the eastern edge of the Highway 98 Bridge 

to the bridge center span, then northeastward to the southernmost tip of the second dock east of Tide Creek, 

then northward along the dock to the northern shoreline of Ochlockonee Bay, then westward along the 

northern shoreline of Ochlockonee Bay, including all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the point of 

origin, the eastern edge of the Highway 98 Bridge. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at channel marker 24 of the Ochlockonee Bay main channel, then 

northeastward to the eastern shoreline of the mouth of the first unnamed canal west of Ochlockonee Point, 

then westward along the northern shoreline of Ochlockonee Bay, including all creeks, ditches and manmade canals to the second dock west of the western side of the mouth of the first unnamed canal east of 

Tide Creek, then southeastward to the point of origin, channel marker 24 of the Ochlockonee Bay main 

channel. 

The Prohibited Area includes all ditches, man-made canals and marinas. 
22 WAKULLA COUNTY SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES AND 

MANAGEMENT 

4-DIGIT AREA NUMBER AND NAME MAP #(S) EFFECTIVE 

DATE 

COUNTY(S) 

2212 Wakulla County conditionally approved 

Zone 1 Winter 

2222 Wakulla County conditionally approved 

Zone 2 Winter 

2206 Wakulla County conditionally restricted 

Winter 

------ Wakulla County prohibited 

22A May 5, 2009 Wakulla 

2232 Wakulla County conditionally approved 

Zone 1 Spring 

2242 Wakulla County conditionally approved 

Zone 2 Spring 

2206 Wakulla County conditionally restricted 

Spring 

------ Wakulla County prohibited 

22B May 5, 2009 Wakulla 

WAKULLA COUNTY WINTER OCT - MAR 

2212 Wakulla System conditionally approved Zone 1 Winter October - March 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygon. 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the northernmost tip of Piney Island, then eastward across open water to the 

westernmost tip of Palmetto Island, then northwestward across Oyster Bay to the westernmost tip of Boggy 

Island, then due west across open water to a post (N 30.069154 ,W 84.340215 ) on the mainland shoreline 

west of Boggy Island, then counterclockwise along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, 

ditches and man-made canals to a post (N 30.03428, W 84.35476) on the eastern shoreline of Purify Creek, 

then southwestward across the mouth of Purify Creek to a point (N 30.03756, W 84.362903) on the western 

shoreline of Purify Creek, then southward along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, 

ditches and man-made canals to a post on the mainland shoreline northwest of Hopkins Island, then 

southeastward through the northernmost tip of Hopkins Island to a post (N 30.03428, W 84.35476)on the 

western shoreline of Piney Island, then clockwise along the western shoreline of Piney Island, to the point of 

origin, the northernmost tip of Piney Island. 

 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) rainfall recorded at the 

Ochlockonee River State Park and then converted to RNALL exceeds 1.08 inches; 2) Environmental data is 

not available; or 3) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will 

be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so 

that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

2222 Wakulla System conditionally approved Zone 2 Winter October - March 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the 

northernmost tip of Piney Island, then eastward across open water to the westernmost tip of Palmetto Island, 

then counterclockwise along the shoreline of Palmetto Island to its easternmost tip, then northeastward across 

Oyster Bay to Channel Marker 26, then northeast to private Channel Marker 4, then southward across open 

water to the westernmost tip of Shell Point, then southwestward to Spring Creek Channel Marker 9, then 
southeastward to the lighted channel marker, then due south to an unnamed point due east of the northernmost 

tip of Ochlockonee Point, then due west from the unnamed point to the northernmost tip of Ochlockonee 

Point, then due west across the mouth of Ulmore Cove to the eastern shoreline of Mashes Sand Island, then 

northward along the eastern shoreline of Mashes Sand Island to a point southwest of Channel Marker 18, then 

northeast through Channel Marker 18 to the southeasternmost tip of Porters Island (Fiddlers Point), then 

northward along the eastern shoreline of Porters Island to its northernmost tip, then north across open water to 

the mainland shoreline, then northward along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches 

and man-made canals to a point (N30.03756, W84.362903) northwest of Hopkins Island, then southeast 

across open water through the northernmost tip of Hopkins Island to a post (N 30.03428, W 84.35476) along 

the western shoreline of Piney Island, then due south along the western shoreline of Piney Island to its 

southernmost tip, then counter-clockwise along the eastern shoreline of Piney Island to the Point of origin, the 

northernmost tip of Piney Island. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) rainfall recorded at the 

Ochlockonee River State Park and then converted to RNALL exceeds 2.24 inches; 2) Environmental data is 

not available; or 3) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will 

be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so 

that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

 

2206 Wakulla System conditionally restricted Winter October - March 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at Spring Creek Channel Marker 26, then southwestward to the 

northeasternmost tip of Palmetto Island, then counter-clockwise along the northern shoreline of Palmetto 

Island to its westernmost tip, then north-northwestward across Oyster Bay to the southwesternmost tip of 

Boggy Island, then eastward along the southern shoreline of boggy Island to its northeasternmost tip, then 

eastward across Spring Creek to the westernmost tip of Cutoff Island, then east along the northern shoreline of 

Cutoff Island to its easternmost tip, then northward to the closest point of land on the mainland shoreline, then 

clockwise along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the 

southwesternmost tip of Shell Point, then northwestward across open water to private Channel Marker 4, then 

southwestward to the point of origin at Spring Creek Channel Marker 26. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the southeasternmost tip of Porters Island, then south-southeast across open 

water, through Panacea Channel Marker 18 to the northern shoreline of Mashes Island, then northwesterly 

along the northern shoreline of Mashes Sand Island to a point due south of Panacea Channel Marker 21, then 

due north across open water, through Panacea Channel Marker 21, to a point on the southern shoreline of 

Porter Island, then easterly along the southern shoreline of Porter Island, to the point of origin, the 

southeasternmost tip of Porters Island. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at the northwesternmost tip of Mashes Sand Island, then southwestward across 

Levy Bay to the ramp at the southern terminus of County Road 372B, then counterclockwise along the 

mainland shoreline to the western shoreline of the mouth of Evans Creek, then due east across Levy Bay to 

the western shoreline of Mashes Island, then counter-clockwise along the mainland shoreline of Mashes Sand 

Island, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to the point of origin, the 

northwesternmost tip of Mashes Sand Island. 

Polygon 4: Beginning at a point (N 30.069154, W 84.340215) on the mainland shoreline west of 

Boggy Island, then northward along the mainland shoreline to the mouth of Old Creek, then northeastward 

across the mouth of Old Creek to the mainland shoreline, then eastward along the mainland shoreline 

across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the mouth of Cutoff creek, then southward 

across the mouth of Cutoff creek to the western shoreline of Boggy Island, then southwesterly along the 

western shoreline of Boggy Island to the southwesternmost tip of Boggy Island, then due west across open 

water to the point of origin, a post on the mainland shoreline west of Boggy Island. 

 Polygon 5: Beginning at the northwesternmost tip of Mashes Sand Island, north of Ulmore Cove, 

then due west across Ulmore Cove, to the eastern shoreline of Mashes Sand Island, then counter clockwise 

along the shoreline of Ulmore Cove, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to the 

point of origin, the northwesternmost tip of Mashes Sand Island. 
 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) rainfall recorded at the 

Ochlockonee River State Park and then converted to RNALL exceeds 4.02 inches; 2) Environmental data is 

not available; or 3) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will 

be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so 

that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

 

Wakulla County prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at Shell Point Channel Marker 9, then northeastward to the southwesternmost 

tip of Shell Point, then counterclockwise along the mainland shoreline of Shell Point, to the intersection of the 

mouths of Redfish and Walker creeks, then across the intersections of the mouths of Redfish and Walker 

Creeks to the western shoreline of Live Oak Island, then clockwise along the western shoreline of Live Oak 

Island to its southernmost tip, then southwestward to Shell Point Channel Marker 2, then southwestward to the 

lighted marker at the southern terminus of the Spring Creek Channel, then northwestward to the point of 

origin at Shell Point Channel Marker 9. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the easternmost tip of Boggy Island, then eastward across Spring Creek to 

the westernmost tip of Cutoff Island, then eastward along the northern shoreline of Cutoff Island to its 

easternmost tip, then northward to the closest point of land on the mainland shoreline, then counterclockwise 

along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to the point of 

origin at the easternmost tip of Boggy Island. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at the easternmost tip of Stokley Landing, then easterly across open water to 

the western shoreline of Purify Creek, then counterclockwise along the mainland shoreline to the eastern side 

of the mouth of Purify Creek, then west across the mouth of Purify Creek to its western shoreline, then 

counterclockwise along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals 

to the point of origin, the easternmost tip of Stokley Landing. 

Polygon 4: Beginning at Panacea Channel Marker 21, then due south to the northern shoreline of 

Mashes Sand Island, then counterclockwise along the western shoreline of Mashes Island to the 

northeasternmost tip of Mashes Sand Island, then south-southwest to the boat ramp at the end of state road 

372B, then clockwise along the shoreline of Dickerson Bay to the southernmost tip of Hopkins Island, then 

due south across Dickerson Bay, to the northern shoreline of Porters Island, then clockwise along the 

shoreline of Porters Island to a point on the shoreline of Porters Island due north of Panacea Channel 

Marker 18, then due south to the point of origin, Panacea Channel Marker 18. 

 Polygon 5: Beginning at a point on the western shoreline of the mouth of Evans Creek, then due 

east across Levy Bay to the western shoreline of Mashes Sand Island, then clockwise along the shoreline of 

Mashes Island, to the point of origin, a point on the western shoreline of the mouth of Evans Creek. 

 The Prohibited area also includes all creeks, ditches, and man-made canals of Apalachee Bay, north 

of Ochlockonee Point and west of Live Oak Island. The Prohibited area includes marinas. 

WAKULLA COUNTY SPRING APR, MAY, SEP 

2232 Wakulla System conditionally approved Zone 1 Spring April, May, September 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygon. 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the northernmost tip of Piney Island, then eastward across open water to the 

westernmost tip of Palmetto Island, then northwestward across Oyster Bay to the westernmost tip of Boggy 

Island, then due west across open water to a post (N 30.069154, W 84.35476) on the mainland shoreline west 

of Boggy Island, then counterclockwise along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches 

and man-made canals to a post (N 30.03428, W 84.35476) on the eastern shoreline of Purify Creek, then 

southwestward across the mouth of Purify Creek to a point (N30.061615, W 84.359899) on the western 

shoreline of Purify Creek, then southward along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks and 
ditches to a point (N 30.03756, W 84.362903) on the mainland shoreline northwest of Hopkins Island, then 

southeastward through the northernmost tip of Hopkins Island to a post (N 30.03428, W 84.35476)on the 

western shoreline of Piney Island, then northward along the western shoreline of Piney Island, to the point of 

origin, the northernmost tip of Piney Island. 

 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) rainfall recorded at the 

Ochlockonee River State Park and then converted to RNALL exceeds 2.35 inches; 2) Environmental data is 

not available; or 3) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will 

be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so 

that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

2242 Wakulla System conditionally approved Zone 2 Spring April, May, September 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the 

northernmost tip of Piney Island, then eastward across open water to the westernmost tip of Palmetto Island, 

then counterclockwise along the shoreline of Palmetto Island to its easternmost tip, then northeastward across 

Oyster Bay to Channel Marker 26, then northeast to private Channel Marker 4, then southward across open 

water to the westernmost tip of Shell Point, then southwestward to Spring Creek Channel Marker 9, then 

southeastward to the lighted channel marker, then due south to an unnamed point due east of the northernmost 

tip of Ochlockonee Point, then due west from the unnamed point to the northernmost tip of Ochlockonee 

Point, then due west across the mouth of Ulmore Cove to the eastern shoreline of Mashes Sand Island, then 

northward along the eastern shoreline of Mashes Sand Island to a point southwest of Channel Marker 18, then 

northeast through Channel Marker 18 to the southeasternmost tip of Porters Island (Fiddlers Point), then 

northward along the eastern shoreline of Porters Island to its northernmost tip, then north across open water to 

the mainland shoreline, then northward along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches 

and man-made canals to a point (N 30.03756, W 84.362903) northwest of Hopkins Island, then southeast 

across open water through the northernmost tip of Hopkins Island to a post (N 30.03428, W 84.35476) along 

the western shoreline of Piney Island, then due south along the western shoreline of Piney Island to its 

southernmost tip, then counter-clockwise along the eastern shoreline of Piney Island to the Point of origin, the 

northernmost tip of Piney Island. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) rainfall recorded at the 

Ochlockonee River State Park and then converted to RNALL exceeds 3.78 inches; 2) Environmental data is 

not available; or 3) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will 

be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so 

that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

 

2206 Wakulla System conditionally restricted Spring April, May, September

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at Spring Creek Channel Marker 26, then southwestward to the 

northeasternmost tip of Palmetto Island, then counter-clockwise along the northern shoreline of Palmetto 

Island to its westernmost tip, then north-northwestward across Oyster Bay to the southwesternmost tip of 

Boggy Island, then eastward along the southern shoreline of boggy Island to its northeasternmost tip, then 

eastward across Spring Creek to the westernmost tip of Cutoff Island, then east along the northern shoreline of 

Cutoff Island to its easternmost tip, then northward to the closest point of land on the mainland shoreline, then 

clockwise along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the 

southwesternmost tip of Shell Point, then northwestward across open water to private Channel Marker 4, then 

southwestward to the point of origin at Spring Creek Channel Marker 26. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the southeasternmost tip of Porters Island, then south-southeast across open 

water, through Panacea Channel Marker 18 to the northern shoreline of Mashes Island, then northwesterly 

along the northern shoreline of Mashes Sand Island to a point due south of Panacea Channel Marker 21, then 
due north across open water, through Panacea Channel Marker 21, to a point on the southern shoreline of 

Porter Island, then easterly along the southern shoreline of Porter Island, to the point of origin, the 

southeasternmost tip of Porters Island. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at the northwesternmost tip of Mashes Sand Island, then southwestward across 

Levy Bay to the ramp at the southern terminus of County Road 372B, then counterclockwise along the 

mainland shoreline to the western shoreline of the mouth of Evans Creek, then due east across Levy Bay to 

the western shoreline of Mashes Island, then counter-clockwise along the mainland shoreline of Mashes Sand 

Island, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to the point of origin, the 

northwesternmost tip of Mashes Sand Island. 

Polygon 4: Beginning at a point (N 30.069154, W 84.340215) on the mainland shoreline west of 

Boggy Island, then northward along the mainland shoreline to the mouth of Old Creek, then northeastward 

across the mouth of Old Creek to the mainland shoreline, then eastward along the mainland shoreline 

across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the mouth of Cutoff creek, then southward 

across the mouth of Cutoff creek to the western shoreline of Boggy Island, then southwesterly along the 

western shoreline of Boggy Island to the southwesternmost tip of Boggy Island, then due west across open 

water to the point of origin, a point (N 30.069154, W84.340215) on the mainland shoreline west of Boggy 

Island. 

 Polygon 5: Beginning at the northwesternmost tip of Mashes Sand Island, north of Ulmore Cove, 

then due west across Ulmore Cove, to the eastern shoreline of Mashes Sand Island, then counter clockwise 

along the shoreline of Ulmore Cove, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to the 

point of origin, the northwesternmost tip of Mashes Sand Island. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) rainfall recorded at the 

Ochlockonee River State Park and then converted to RNALL exceeds 4.75 inches; 2) Environmental data is 

not available; or 3) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will 

be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so 

that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

 

Wakulla County prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at Shell Point Channel Marker 9, then northeastward to the southwesternmost 

tip of Shell Point, then northward along the mainland shoreline of Shell Point, to the intersection of the 

mouths of Redfish and Walker creeks, then across the intersections of the mouths of Redfish and Walker 

Creeks to the western shoreline of Live Oak Island, then clockwise along the western shoreline of Live Oak 

Island to its southernmost tip, then southwestward to Shell Point Channel Marker 2, then southwestward to the 

lighted marker at the southern terminus of the Spring Creek Channel, then northwestward to the point of 

origin at Shell Point Channel Marker 9. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the easternmost tip of Boggy Island, then eastward across Spring Creek to 

the westernmost tip of Cutoff Island, then eastward along the northern shoreline of Cutoff Island to its 

easternmost tip, then northward to the closest point of land on the mainland shoreline, then counterclockwise 

along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to the point of 

origin at the easternmost tip of Boggy Island. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at the easternmost tip of Stokley Landing, then north easterly across open 

water to the eastern shoreline of Purify Creek, then counterclockwise along the mainland shoreline across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the point of origin, the easternmost tip of Stokley 

Landing. 

Polygon 4: Beginning at Panacea Channel Marker 21, then due south to the northern shoreline of 

Mashes Sand Island, then west along the western shoreline of Mashes Island to the northwesternmost tip of 

Mashes Sand Island, then southwest to the boat ramp at the end of state road 372B, then clockwise along 

the shoreline of Dickerson Bay to the southernmost tip of Hopkins Island, then due south across Dickerson 

Bay, to the northern shoreline of Porters Island, then counter-clockwise along the shoreline of Porters 
Island to a point on the shoreline of Porters Island due north of Panacea Channel Marker 21, then due south 

to the point of origin, Panacea Channel Marker 21. 

 Polygon 5: Beginning at a point on the western shoreline of the mouth of Evans Creek, then due 

east across Levy Bay to the western shoreline of Mashes Sand Island, then clockwise along the shoreline of 

Mashes Island, to the point of origin, a point on the western shoreline of the mouth of Evans Creek. 

 The Prohibited area also includes all creeks, ditches, and man-made canals of Apalachee Bay, north 

of Ochlockonee Point and west of Live Oak Island. The Prohibited area includes marinas. 
23 ST. MARKS SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES AND 

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2302 St. Marks conditionally approved 

2303 St. Marks prohibited 

23 June 18, 2009 Wakulla 

2302 St Marks Conditionally Approved 

Classification Boundaries: Beginning at the end of lighthouse pier (N30o

 04.430, W84o 10.950) then 

southwest to a point located at N30o 04.190, W84o 11.005 (station 9), then westward across open water to a 

point (station 55 (N30o

 03.753, W84o 15.332), then northwest to the southern most St Marks National 

Wildlife Boundary (NWB) buoy, station 2, located at N30o

 04.087 W84o 15.899, then northward to the 

easternmost tip of Live Oak Island (N30o 04.529, W84o 16.211), then north along the western shoreline of 

Goose Creek Bay across the mouth of all creeks, streams and canals to a point south of the easternmost tip at 

the mouth of Mensler Creek (N30o

 05.983, W84o 16.169), then eastward across part of Goose Creek Bay to 

the location N30o

 05.060, W84o 12.418 just east of a PVC pole (Station 70, N30o 05.613, W84o 15.683), south 

of Wakulla Beach, then southward to station 5 (N30o

 04.793, W84o 15.330) southwest of an unnamed marsh 

island, then eastward to station 50 (N30o

 05.053, W84o 12.871) just south of an unnamed marsh island, then 

eastward to the southern most point of John’s Island (N30o

 05.246, W84o 11.876), then southeast across the 

mouth of the River to the point of origin at the end of lighthouse pier. 

Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) three-day cumulative rainfall 

measured at the Wakulla Forestry Tower exceeds 1.70 inches or the St. Marks River discharge exceeds 705 

cfs; 2) environmental data is not available; or 3) emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F. A.C. 

Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 

percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when 

bacteriological levels meet standards as described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C. and fecal coliform levels in shellfish 

return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public 

health. 

2303 St. Marks Prohibited 

Classification Boundaries: Beginning at the end of the lighthouse pier (N30o

 04.430, W84o 10.950), then 

northwest across the mouth of the River to the southern most point on John’s Island (N30o 05.246, W84o

11.876), then west to station 50 (N30o

 05.053, W84o 12.871) just south of an unnamed marsh island, then 

westward across open water to station 5 (N30o 04.793, W84o 15.330) southwest of an unnamed marsh island, 

then north into Goose Creek Bay to the location N30o

 05.060, W84o 12.418 just east of a PVC pole (Station 

70, N30o

 05.613, W84o 15.683) south of Wakulla Beach, then west to the shoreline to a point south of 

easternmost tip at the mouth of Mensler Creek (N30o

 05.983, W84o 16.169), then following the shoreline 

northeast including all creeks, ditches, man-made canal, rivers, and marinas, to the point of origin at the end of 

the lighthouse pier (N 30o

 04.430, W 84o 10.950). 
25 HORSESHOE BEACH SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES AND 

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2501 Horseshoe Beach approved Summer Apr-Sep 

2502 Horseshoe Beach conditionally approved Winter Oct-Mar 

2506 Horseshoe Beach conditionally restricted Winter Oct-Mar 

----- Horseshoe Beach prohibited 

25A, 

25B 

May 5, 2009 Dixie 

2501 Horseshoe Beach approved Summer: April, May, June, July, August, and September 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon described by a line 

beginning at the southernmost tip of Big Grassy Island, then southeastward to the northernmost point of Little 

Grassy Island, then southeastward to Stuart Point, then southeastward to Drum Point, then continuing the 

southeastward line to the westernmost point of land due south of the landing strip, then southwestward to a 

point 1.5 miles due west of Horseshoe Point, then southeastward to channel marker #9, then east 

northeastward to a pole approximately 1/4 mile south of Butler Island, then northeastward to a pole on the 

southernmost tip of land east of Lolly Creek, then eastward along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of 

the two unnamed creeks, all ditches and man-made canals east of Lolly Creek, across the mouths of Butler 

and Jim Lee Creeks, and all ditches and man-made canals continuing eastward along the mainland shoreline, 

to the mouth of Amason Creek, then northward to a pole on the western shoreline of Amason Creek, then due 

east to the eastern shoreline of Amason Creek, then southward along the shoreline of Amason Creek and the 

mainland shoreline to the southernmost tip of land on the northern shoreline of Fishbone Creek, then south 

southeastward to the western most point of land on the south bank of the mouth of Shired Creek, then 

southward along the mainland shoreline to a pole on the northern shoreline of Johnson Creek, then due south 

to the southern shoreline of Johnson Creek, then southward along the western shoreline of Big Pine Island to a 

pole on the southern shore of Big Pine Island in Sanders Creek, then southeastward to the northeastern-most 

tip of Little Pine Island, then southward along the western shoreline of Little Pine Island to the southernmost 

tip of Little Pine Island, then due west to the natural resource boundary (approximately 11 statute miles), then 

northward along the natural resource boundary to a point due west of the southernmost tip of Big Grassy 

Island, then due east to the point of origin at the southernmost tip of Big Grassy Island. 

 Management: The area will be closed when emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. 

Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 

percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when 

bacteriological levels meet standards as described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish 

return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public 

health. 

2502 Horseshoe Beach Conditionally Approved Winter: October, November, December, January, 

February, and March 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon described by a line 

beginning at the southernmost tip of Big Grassy Island, then southeastward to the northernmost point of Little 

Grassy Island, then southeastward to Stuart Point, then southeastward to Drum Point, then southeastward to 

the westernmost point of land due south of the landing strip, then southwestward to a point 1.5 miles due west 

of Horseshoe Point, then south southeastward to channel marker #9, then east northeastward to a pole 

approximately 1/4 mile south of Butler Island, then northeastward to a pole on the southernmost tip of land 

east of Lolly Creek, then southeastward to a pole approximately 2/3 mile south of the mouth of Butler Creek, 

then south southeastward to a pole 1/2 mile west of the mouth of Shired Creek, then southward to a pole 

approximately 3/4 mile off of Shired Island, then due south to a pole 1.3 miles west of Little Pine Island, then 

due south to a point that intersects with a line drawn due west from the southernmost point on Little Pine 

Island, then due west to the natural resource boundary (approximately 11 statute miles), then northward along 

the natural resource boundary to a point due west of the southernmost tip of Big Grassy Island, then due east 

to the point of origin at the southernmost tip of Big Grassy Island. 
 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) cumulative rainfall for 

any two-day period measured at Manatee Springs State Park exceeds 5.17 inches; 2) Environmental data is 

not available; or 3) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels 

so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

2506 Horseshoe Beach Conditionally Restricted Winter: October, November, December, January, 

February, and March 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon described by a line 

beginning at a pole on the southernmost tip of land on the eastern shoreline of Lolly Creek, then 

southeastward to a pole approximately 2/3 mile south of the mouth of Butler Creek, then south southeastward 

to a pole 1/2 mile west of the mouth of Shired Creek, then southward to a pole approximately 3/4 mile off of 

Shired Island, then due south to a pole 1.3 miles west of Little Pine Island, then due south to a point that 

intersects with a line drawn due west from the southernmost point on Little Pine Island, then due east to the 

southernmost tip of Little Pine Island, then northward along the western shoreline of Little Pine Island to the 

northeastern-most tip of Little Pine Island, then northwestward to a pole on the southern shoreline of Big Pine 

Island, then westward to the southern tip of Big Pine Island, then northward along the western shoreline of 

Big Pine Island to a point due south of a pole on the northern shoreline approximately 1 mile upstream of 

Johnson Creek, then due north to said pole, then westward along the northern shoreline of Johnson Creek, and 

northward along the mainland shoreline to the westernmost tip of land on the southern shoreline at the mouth 

of Shired Creek, then north northwestward to the southernmost tip of land on the northern shoreline of 

Fishbone Creek, then northwestward along the mainland shoreline to a point on the eastern shoreline of 

Amason Creek due east of a pole on the western shoreline of Amason Creek, then due west to said pole, then 

southward along the western shoreline of Amason Creek and northward along the mainland shoreline, across 

the mouth of Jim Lee and Butler Creeks plus all ditches and man-made canals, then westward along the 

mainland shoreline, across the mouths of the two unnamed creeks east of Lolly Creek and all ditches and 

man-made canals, to the point of origin at the pole on the southernmost tip of land on the eastern shoreline of 

Lolly Creek. 

 

Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) cumulative rainfall for any 

two-day period measured at Manatee Springs State Park exceeds 5.61 inches; 2) Environmental data is not 

available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels 

so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Horseshoe Beach prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

 Polygon 1 is described by a line beginning at Stuart Point, then southeastward to Drum Point, then 

counterclockwise following the mainland shoreline including the perimeter of all creeks, ditches, man-made 

canals and embayments to the point of origin at Stuart Point. 

 Polygon 2 is described by a line beginning at Drum Point, then southeastward to the westernmost 

point of land due south of the landing strip, then counterclockwise following the mainland shoreline including 

the perimeter of all creeks, ditches, man-made canals and embayments to the point of origin at Drum Point. 

 Polygon 3 is described by a line beginning at the westernmost point of land due south of the landing 

strip, then southwestward to a point 1.5 miles due west of Horseshoe Point, then south southeastward to 

channel marker #9, then east northeastward to a pole approximately 1/4 mile south of Butler Island, then 

northeastward to a pole on the southernmost tip of land east of Lolly Creek, then counterclockwise along the 

mainland shoreline following the perimeter of all creeks, coves, ditches, marinas and canals to the point of 

origin at the unnamed point of land due south of the landing strip. 
 Polygon 4 is described by a line beginning at the western shoreline at the mouth of the unnamed 

creek immediately east of Lolly Creek, then due east to the eastern shoreline of the unnamed creek, then 

counterclockwise following the perimeter of the unnamed creek to the point of origin at the western shoreline 

at the mouth of the unnamed creek. 

 Polygon 5 is described by a line beginning at the southernmost tip of land on the western shoreline of 

the unnamed creek immediately to the west of Butler Creek, then due east to the eastern shoreline of the 

unnamed creek, then counterclockwise following the perimeter of the unnamed creek to the point of origin at 

the southernmost tip of land on the western shoreline of the unnamed creek. 

 Polygon 6 is described by a line beginning at the southernmost tip of land on the western shoreline of 

Butler Creek, then southeast to the eastern shoreline of Butler Creek, then counterclockwise following the 

perimeter of Butler Creek to the point of origin at the southernmost tip of land on the western shoreline of 

Butler Creek. 

 Polygon 7 is described by a line beginning at the southernmost tip of land on the western shoreline of 

Jim Lee Creek, then southeast to the eastern shoreline of Jim Lee Creek, then counterclockwise following the 

perimeter of Jim Lee Creek to the point of origin at the southernmost tip of land on the western shoreline of 

Jim Lee Creek. 

 Polygon 8 is described by a line beginning at a pole on the western shoreline of Amason Creek, then 

due east to the eastern shoreline of Amason Creek, then counterclockwise following the perimeter of Amason 

Creek to the point of origin at a pole on the western shoreline of Amason Creek. 

 Polygon 9 is described by a line beginning at the southernmost tip of land on the northern shoreline 

of Fishbone Creek, then south southeastward to the western most point of land on the south bank of the mouth 

of Shired Creek, then counterclockwise following the perimeter of all creeks, ditches, man-made canals and 

coves to the point of origin at the southernmost tip of land on the northern shoreline of Fishbone Creek. 

 Polygon 10 is described by a line beginning at a pole approximately 1 mile upstream on the northern 

shoreline of Johnson Creek, then due south to the southern shoreline of Johnson Creek, then counterclockwise 

following the perimeter of Johnson Creek to the point of origin at a pole on the northern shoreline of Johnson 

Creek. 

 Polygon 11 is described by a line beginning at a pole on the southern shoreline of Big Pine Island in 

Sanders Creek, then southeastward to the northeastern-most tip of Little Pine Island, then southwestward 

along the eastern shoreline of Little Pine Island to the southernmost tip of Little Pine Island, then due east to 

the southern shoreline of Sanders Creek, then counterclockwise following the perimeter of Sanders Creek to 

the point of origin at a pole on the southern shoreline of Big Pine Island. 

The Prohibited Area includes all ditches, man-made canals and marinas. 
28 SUWANNEE SOUND SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES AND 

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2802 Suwannee Sound Spring Summer conditionally approved 

2806 Suwannee Sound Spring Summer conditionally restricted 

---- Suwannee Sound Spring Summer prohibited 

28B May 5, 2009 Dixie, Levy 

2802 Suwannee Sound Conditionally Approved Spring / Summer Area: February, March, April, May, 

September. 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the southernmost tip of Little Pine Island, then due east to the mainland 

shoreline, then southward along the mainland shoreline to the mouth of Bumblebee Creek, then eastward 

along the northern shoreline of Bumblebee Creek approximately 1⁄2 mile upstream to a pole location 

29o

21.914 N 83o10.571 W, then due south to the southern shore of Bumblebee Creek, then southwestward 

along the southern shoreline of Bumblebee Creek and the mainland shoreline, then southward to the mouth of 

Double Barrel Creek, then northeastward to a pole location 29o

21.034 N 83o10.658 W on the northern 

shoreline at the mouth of the north prong of Double Barrel Creek, then southeast to the marsh island at the 

entrance to the north prong of Double Barrel Creek, then southward along the western shoreline of the marsh 

island to the southernmost tip, then southward to a pole location 29o

20.773 N 83o10.432 W on the point of 

land that begins the northern shoreline of the south prong of Double Barrel Creek, then southward to a pole 

location 29o

20.611 N 83o10.285 W at the westernmost point of land that begins the southern shoreline of the 

south prong of Double Barrel Creek, then southwestward to a pole location 29o20.105 N 83o11.053 W 3⁄4 of a 

mile west-northwest of Cat Island, then southward to a pole location 29o

19.200 N 83o11.050 W in Boiler Gap, 

then due west to the Natural Resource Boundary, then northward along the Boundary to a point due west of 

the southernmost tip of Little Pine Island, then due east to the point of origin at the southernmost tip of Little 

Pine Island. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at Alligator Pass channel marker 8, then southeastward to a pole location 

29o

14.860 N 83o08.686 W east of the Suwannee Reef, then eastward to a pole location 29o14.691 N 

83o

05.982 W just northwest of the oyster racks on Lone Cabbage Reef, then continuing eastward to a pole 

location 29o

14.728 N 83o04.517 W at the westernmost point of land that begins the north shore of Giger 

Creek, then continuing eastward approximately 1⁄4 mile upstream to a pole location 29o14.696 N 

83o

04.135 W along the north shore of Giger Creek, then due south to the southern shore of Giger Creek, then 

southward along the shore of Clark Islands to a pole location 29o

14.163 N 83o04.132 W on the westernmost 

tip of the marsh island just south of Clark Islands, then southwestward to a pole location 29o13.792 N 

83o

04.391 W on the northwestern tip of Raleigh Islands, then southwestward to a pole location 29o13.514 N 

83o

04.657 W on Raleigh Islands due east of the northernmost tip of Long Cabbage Islands, then due west to 

the northernmost tip of Long Cabbage Islands, then due west to the Natural Resource Boundary, then 

northward along the Boundary to a point due west of the pole west of the entrance of Alligator Pass, then due 

east to the pole location 29o

17.670 N 83o11.153 W west of the entrance of Alligator Pass , then southeastward 

to the point of origin at Alligator Pass channel marker 8. 

Management: The conditionally approved summer areas will be temporarily closed to shellfish harvesting 

when: 1) Suwannee River stage recorded at Manatee Springs State Park two days previous exceeds 4.45 feet; 

2) Environmental data is not available; 3) Emergencies occur as defined by 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following 

temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the 

time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological 

levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to 

normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 
2806 Suwannee Sound Conditionally Restricted Spring / Summer Area: February, March, April, May, 

September. 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the westernmost tip of Cat Island, then southeastward to the northernmost 

tip of Axe Island, then southeastward along the western shoreline of Axe Island to its southernmost tip, then 

due south to the western shoreline of the unnamed island south of Axe Island, then southward along the 

western shoreline of the unnamed island to its southernmost tip, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of 

Little Bradford Island, then southwestward to the westernmost tip of the small unnamed island south of 

Wadley Pass channel, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of the small unnamed island west of the 

mouth of Alligator Pass, then southeastward along the western shoreline of the unnamed island to its 

southernmost tip, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of the unnamed island south of Alligator Pass 

channel marker 23, then southeastward along the southern shoreline of the unnamed island to its southernmost 

tip, then east-southeast to the southernmost point of land on the mainland shoreline east of Hog Island Creek, 

then east and southward along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, passes, coves, and 

canals to the pole location 29o

14.728 N 83o04.517 W on the westernmost tip of land north of Giger Creek, 

then due west to a pole location 29o14.691 N 83o05.982 W just northwest of the oyster racks on Lone 

Cabbage Reef and continuing westward to a pole location 29o14.860 N 83o08.686 W east of Suwannee Reef, 

then northwestward to Alligator Pass channel marker 8, then northwestward to a pole location 29o

17.670 N 

83o11.153 W west of the entrance of Alligator Pass, then due west to the Natural Resource Boundary, then 

northward along the Boundary to a point due west of the pole in Boiler Gap, then due east to the pole location 

29o

19.200 N 83o11.050 W in Boiler Gap, then due north to a pole location 29o20.105 N 83o11.053 W 3⁄4 of a 

mile west northwest of Cat Island, then northeastward to a pole location 29o20.611 N 83o10.285 W on the 

westernmost point of land that begins the southern shoreline of the south prong of Double Barrel Creek, then 

southwestward to the point of origin on the westernmost tip of Cat Island, 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the pole location 29o

20.611 N 83o10.285 W on the westernmost point of 

land that begins the southern shoreline of the south prong of Double Barrel Creek, then counterclockwise 

along the perimeter of the south prong of Double Barrel Creek to a pole location 29o

20.773 N 83o10.432 W on 

the westernmost point of land that begins the southern shore of the north prong of Double Barrel Creek as well 

as the northern shoreline of the south prong of Double Barrel Creek, then southward to the pole location 

29o

20.611 N 83o10.285 W at the point of origin. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at the pole location 29o20.773 N 83o10.432 W on the westernmost point of 

land that begins the southern shore of the north prong of Double Barrel Creek, then counterclockwise along 

the perimeter of the north prong of Double Barrel Creek to a pole location 29o

21.034 N 83o10.658 W on the 

northern shoreline at the mouth of the north prong of Double Barrel Creek, then southeast to the marsh island 

at the entrance to the north prong of Double Barrel Creek, then southward along the western shoreline of the 

marsh island to the southernmost tip, then southward to the pole location 29o

20.773 N 83o10.432 W at the 

point of origin. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at a pole location 29o

21.914 N 83o10.571 W approximately 1⁄2 mile upstream 

on the northern shore of Bumblebee Creek, then due south to the southern shore of Bumblebee Creek, then 

counterclockwise following the perimeter of Bumblebee Creek to the point of origin at the pole location 

29o

21.914 N 83o10.571 W on the northern shore of Bumblebee Creek. 

 

Management: The Conditionally Restricted area will be temporarily closed to shellfish harvesting when: 1) 

Cumulative seven-day rainfall measured at the Cedar Key Forestry Tower, Rosewood Florida, exceeds 4.48 

inches; 2) Suwannee River stage recorded at Manatee Springs State Park two days previous exceeds 10.26 

feet; 3) Environmental data is not available; 4) Emergencies occur as defined by 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following 

temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the 

time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological 

levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to 

normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 
Suwannee Sound Prohibited Area Spring / Summer Area: February, March, April, May, September. 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the westernmost tip of Cat Island, then southeastward to the northernmost 

tip of Axe Island, then southeastward along the western shoreline of Axe Island to its southernmost tip, then 

due south to the western shoreline of the unnamed island south of Axe Island, then southward along the 

western shoreline of the unnamed island to its southernmost tip, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of 

Little Bradford Island, then southwestward to the westernmost tip of the small unnamed island south of 

Wadley Pass channel, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of the small unnamed island west of the 

mouth of Alligator Pass, then southeastward along the western shoreline of the unnamed island to its 

southernmost tip, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of the unnamed island south of Alligator Pass 

channel marker 23, then southeastward along the southern shoreline of the unnamed island to its southernmost 

tip, then east-southeast to the southernmost point of land on the mainland shoreline east of Hog Island Creek, 

then east and southward along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, passes, ditches, coves, 

and man-made canals to the pole location 29o

14.728 N 83o04.517 W on the westernmost tip of land north of 

Giger Creek, then counterclockwise along the mainland shoreline following the perimeter of all creeks, 

ditches, coves, and man-made canals to the junction of the eastern shoreline of East Pass and the southern 

shoreline of the Suwannee River, then due north to the northern shoreline of the Suwannee River, then 

counterclockwise along the mainland shoreline, following the perimeter of all creeks, ditches, passes and 

man-made canals to a pole location 29o

20.611 N 83o10.285 W on the westernmost tip of land at the southern 

shoreline of South Double Barrel Creek, then southward to the westernmost tip of the small unnamed island 

north of Palm Island, then southwestward to the point of origin at the westernmost tip of Cat Island. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at a pole location 29o

14.696 N 83o04.135 W on the northern shoreline of 

Giger Creek approximately 1⁄4 mile upstream of the mouth , then due south to the southern shore of Giger 

Creek, then counterclockwise following the perimeter of Giger Creek to the point of origin at the pole location 

29o

14.696 N 83o04.135 W on the northern shoreline of Giger Creek. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at the southwestern-most point of land on Clark Islands at the north shore of 

the mouth of Clark Creek, then due south to the pole location 29o

14.163 N 83o04.131 W at the northern point 

of the unnamed marsh island in the mouth of Clark Creek, then southward along the western shoreline of the 

unnamed marsh island to the southern tip, then southwestward to the pole location 29o

13.792 N 83o04.391 W 

on the northwestern tip of Raleigh Islands, then counterclockwise following the perimeter of Clark Creek to 

the point of origin at the southwestern-most point of land on Clark Islands at the north shore of the mouth of 

Clark Creek. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at a pole location 29o

13.792 N 83o04.391 W on the northwestern tip of 

Raleigh Islands, then southwestward to a pole location 29o13.514 N 83o04.657 W on the northern shoreline of 

Raleigh Islands due east of the northernmost tip of Long Cabbage islands, then counterclockwise along the 

northern shoreline of Raleigh Islands to the point of origin at a pole location 29o

13.792 N 83o04.391 W on the 

northwestern tip of Raleigh Islands. 

 The Prohibited area includes all marinas. 
28 SUWANNEE SOUND SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES AND 

MANAGEMENT 

4-DIGIT AREA NUMBER AND NAME MAP 

#(S) 

EFFECTIVE 

DATE 

COUNTY(S) 

2802 Suwannee Sound Winter conditionally approved 

2806 Suwannee Sound Winter conditionally restricted 

---- Suwannee Sound Winter prohibited 

28A May 5, 2009 Dixie, Levy 

2802 Suwannee Sound Conditionally Approved Winter Area: October, November, December, 

January. 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the southernmost tip of Little Pine Island, then due east to the mainland 

shoreline, then southward along the mainland shoreline to the mouth of Bumblebee Creek, then southward to 

the northernmost point of the marsh island in the mouth of Bumblebee Creek, then southward following the 

western shoreline of the marsh island at the mouth of Bumblebee Creek to the southernmost point, then due 

south to the southern shore of Bumblebee Creek on the westernmost point of Little Bumblebee Island, then 

southward along the western shore of Little Bumblebee Island to the south and westernmost point, then south 

westward to a pole location 29o

19.200 N 83o11.050 W in Boiler Gap, then due west to the Natural Resource 

Boundary, then northward along the Boundary to a point due west of the southernmost tip of Little Pine 

Island, then due east to the point of origin at the southernmost tip of Little Pine Island. 

Polygon 2: Beginning at Alligator Pass channel marker 8, then southeastward to a pole location 

29o

14.860 N 83o08.686 W east of the Suwannee Reef, then eastward to a pole location 29o14.691 N 83o05.982 

W, just northwest of the oyster racks on Lone Cabbage Reef, then southeastward to the northernmost tip of 

Deer Island, then southward along the eastern shoreline of Deer Island to a pole location 29o

13.853 N 

83o04.579 W on its southeastern shoreline, then southeastward to a pole location 29o13.792 N 83o04.391 W 

on the northwestern tip of Raleigh Islands, then southwestward to a pole location 29o

13.514 N 83o04.657 W 

on Raleigh Islands due east of the northernmost tip of Long Cabbage Islands, then due west to the 

northernmost tip of Long Cabbage Islands, then due west to the Natural Resource Boundary, then northward 

along the Boundary to a point due west of the pole west of the entrance of Alligator Pass, then due east to the 

pole location 29o

17.670 N 83o11.153 W west of the entrance of Alligator Pass, then southeastward to the point 

of origin at Alligator Pass channel marker 8. 

Management: The conditionally approved winter areas will be temporarily closed to shellfish harvesting 

when: 1) Suwannee River stage recorded at Manatee Springs State Park one day previous exceeds 3.80 feet;

2) Environmental data is not available; 3) Emergencies occur as defined by 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following 

temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the 

time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological 

levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to 

normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Suwannee Sound Conditionally Restricted Winter Area: October, November, December, January 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

Polygon 1: Beginning at the north shore at the mouth of Bumblebee Creek, then due south to the 

northernmost point of the marsh island in the mouth of Bumblebee Creek, then south and eastward along the 

western shore of the marsh island to the southernmost point, then southward to the southern shore of 

Bumblebee Creek to the westernmost point of land on Little Bumblebee Island, then counterclockwise 

following the perimeter of Bumblebee Creek to the point of origin on the northern shore at the mouth of 

Bumblebee Creek. 
 Polygon 2: Beginning at the westernmost tip of Cat Island, then southeastward to the northernmost 

tip of Axe Island, then southeastward along the western shoreline of Axe Island to its southernmost tip, then 

southward to the northwestern shoreline of the unnamed island south of Axe Island, then southward along the 

western shoreline of the unnamed island to its southernmost tip, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of

Little Bradford Island, then southwestward to the westernmost tip of the small unnamed island south of 

Wadley Pass channel, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of the small unnamed island west of the 

mouth of Alligator Pass, then southeastward along the western shoreline of the unnamed island to its 

southernmost tip, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of the unnamed island south of Alligator Pass 

channel marker 23, then southeastward along the southern shoreline of the unnamed island to its southernmost 

tip, then east-southeast to the southernmost point of land on the mainland shoreline east of Hog Island Creek, 

then eastward across the mouth of Moccasin Creek to the east shore of Moccasin Creek and the mainland 

shoreline, then southward along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, passes, coves, 

and canals to the pole location 29o

16.090 N 83o06.415 W at the westernmost tip of land at the mouth of the 

north shore of Barnett Creek, then southeastward to the pole location 29o

14.728 N 83o04.517 W on the 

westernmost point of land that begins the north shore of Giger Creek, then southeast to the westernmost tip of 

Clark Island, then southwestward to a pole location 29o

14.163 N 83o04.131 W on the un-named marsh island 

in the mouth of Clark Creek, then southwestward to a pole location 29o

13.792 N 83o04.391 W on the 

northwestern tip of Raleigh Islands, then northwestward to a pole location 29o13.853 N 83o04.579 W on the 

southeastern shoreline of Deer Island, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Deer Island to its 

northernmost tip, then northwestward to a pole location 29o

14.691 N 83o05.982 W just northwest of the oyster 

racks on Lone Cabbage Reef, then westward to a pole location 29o14.860 N 83o08.686 W east of Suwannee 

Reef, then northwestward to Alligator Pass channel marker 8, then northwestward to a pole location 

29o

17.670 N 83o11.153 W west of the entrance of Alligator Pass, then due west to the Natural Resource 

Boundary, then northward along the Boundary to a point due west of the pole in Boiler Gap, then due east to 

the pole location 29o

19.200 N 83o11.050 W in Boiler Gap, then northeastward to the westernmost point of 

land at the entrance of North Double Barrel Creek, then clockwise along the perimeter of North and South 

Double Barrel Creeks to a pole location 29o

20.611 N 83o10.285 W on the westernmost tip of land at the 

southern shoreline of South Double Barrel Creek, then southward to the westernmost tip of the small unnamed 

island north of Palm Island, then southwestward to the point of origin at the westernmost tip of Cat Island. 

Management: The conditionally restricted winter areas will be temporarily closed to shellfish harvesting 

when: 1) Cumulative one-day rainfall recorded at the Cedar Key Forestry Tower, Rosewood Florida, exceeds 

0.94 inches; 2) Suwannee River stage recorded at Manatee Springs State Park one day previous exceeds 7.79 

feet; 3) Environmental data is not available; 4) Emergencies occur as defined by 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following 

temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the 

time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological 

levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to 

normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Suwannee Sound Prohibited Winter Area: October, November, December, January. 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

Polygon 1: Beginning at the westernmost tip of Cat Island, then southeastward to the northernmost 

tip of Axe Island, then southeastward along the western shoreline of Axe Island to its southernmost tip, then 

due south to the western shoreline of the unnamed island south of Axe Island, then southward along the 

western shoreline of the unnamed island to its southernmost tip, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of

Little Bradford Island, then southward to the westernmost tip of the small unnamed island south of Wadley 

Pass channel, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of the small unnamed island west of the mouth of 

Alligator Pass, then southeastward along the western shoreline of the unnamed island to its southernmost tip,

then southeastward to the westernmost tip of the unnamed island south of Alligator Pass channel marker 23,

then southeastward along the southern shoreline of the unnamed island to its southernmost tip, then eastsoutheast to the southernmost point of land on the mainland shoreline east of Hog Island Creek, then east and 

southward along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, passes, coves, and canals to the pole 
location 29o

16.090 N 83o06.415 W on the westernmost tip of land at the mouth of the north shore of Barnett 

Creek, then southeastward to the pole location 29o14.728 N 83o04.517 W on the westernmost point of land 

that begins the north shore of Giger Creek, then counterclockwise along the mainland shoreline following the 

perimeter of all creeks, passes, coves, and canals to the junction of the eastern shoreline of East Pass and the 

southern shoreline of the Suwannee River, then due north to the northern shoreline of the Suwannee River, 

then counterclockwise along the mainland shoreline, following the perimeter of all creeks, ditches, passes, 

coves and man-made canals to a pole location 29o

20.611 N 83o10.285 W on the westernmost tip of land at the 

southern shoreline of South Double Barrel Creek, then southward to the westernmost tip of the small unnamed 

island north of Palm Island, then southwestward to the point of origin at the westernmost tip of Cat Island. 

Polygon 2: Beginning at a pole location 29o

14.728 N 83o04.517 W on the westernmost point of land 

that begins the north shore of Giger Creek, then southward to the westernmost tip of land on Clark Islands at 

the beginning of the southern shore of Giger Creek, then counterclockwise following the perimeter of Giger 

Creek to the point of origin at the pole location 29o

14.728 N 83o04.517 W on the westernmost point of land 

that begins the north shore of Giger Creek. 

Polygon 3: Beginning at the southern and westernmost point of land on Clark Islands at the north 

shore of the mouth of Clark Creek, then due south to the pole location 29o14.163 N 83o04.131 W on the 

northern point of the unnamed marsh island in the mouth of Clark Creek, then southward along the western 

shoreline of the unnamed marsh island to the southern tip, then southwestward to the pole location 29o

13.792 

N 83o04.391 W on the northwestern tip of Raleigh Islands, then counterclockwise following the perimeter of 

Clark Creek to the point of origin at the southern and westernmost point of land on the northern shore of 

Clark Creek. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at a pole location 29o

13.792 N 83o04.391 W on the northwestern tip of 

Raleigh Islands, then southwestward to a pole location 29o

13.514 N 83o04.657 W on the northern shoreline of 

Raleigh Islands due east of the northernmost tip of Long Cabbage islands, then counterclockwise along the 

northern shoreline of Raleigh Islands to the point of origin at a pole location 29o

13.792 N 83o04.391 W on the 

northwestern tip of Raleigh Islands. 

 The Prohibited area includes all marinas. 
30 CEDAR KEY SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES AND 

MANAGEMENT 

4-DIGIT AREA NUMBER AND NAME MAP 

#(S) 

EFFECTIVE 

DATE 

COUNTY(S) 

3012 Cedar Key conditionally approved Zone A 

3022 Cedar Key conditionally approved Zone B 

3006 Cedar Key conditionally restricted 

---- Cedar Key prohibited 

30 May 5, 2009 Levy 

3012 Cedar Key Conditionally Approved Zone A 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at a pole on 

the southernmost tip of Live Oak Key at 29o

09.901 N 83o00.003 W, then southwestward along a line 

toward Dog Island to a pole at 29o

09.493 N 83o00.392 W, then westward to the easternmost tip of the 

unnamed island between Live Oak Key and Scale Key, then southwestward to the easternmost tip of Dog 

Island, then southward along the shoreline to its southernmost tip, then northwestward to a pole on the 

easternmost tip of the unnamed island south of Scale Key at 29o

08.539 N 83o01.274 W, then south and 

westward following the outside shoreline of the unnamed island South of Scale Key to the westernmost 

tip, then southwestward to the northernmost tip of Atsena Otie Key, then westward to the southwestern tip 

of Piney Point, then westward and northward following the shoreline of Piney Point to the northwestern 

most tip, then northward to a pole at 29o

09.132 N 83o03.669 W in on the northern shoreline of the unnamed 

chain of marsh islands south of the Rattlesnake Key, then northeastward to a pole at 29o

09.396 N 83o02.818 

W on the Northern tip of Rye Key, then northwestward to a pole at 29o

09.752 N 83o03.554 W on the 

southernmost tip of a large unnamed marsh island northeast of Rattlesnake Key, then northward along the 

western shoreline of that island to a pole at 29o

10.339 N 83o03.605 W on its northwesternmost tip, then 

northwestward to a pole at 29o

10.703 N 83o03.854 W on the southernmost tip of the unnamed island 

southwest of Black Point, then northwestward along the western shoreline to its northernmost tip, then 

northwestward to the southernmost tip of McClamory Key, then northward along the western shoreline to 

its northernmost tip, then northwestward to the southernmost tip of Hog Island, then northward along its 

western shoreline to its westernmost tip, then northwestward to the southernmost tip of the Long Cabbage 

Islands, then northward along the western shoreline of the Long Cabbage Islands to their northernmost tip, 

then due west approximately 11 statute miles to the Natural Resources Boundary, then southward along the 

Natural Resources Boundary to a point due south of the southernmost tip of Live Oak Key, then due north 

to the point of origin at the southernmost tip of Live Oak Key at 29o

09.901 N 83o00.003 W. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) cumulative four-day 

rainfall measured at the Cedar Key Forestry Tower exceeds 5.00 inches; 2) Environmental data is not 

available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so 

that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

3022 Cedar Key Conditionally Approved Zone B 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all the waters within a polygon beginning on the 

mainland at the State Road 24 Bridge to Havens Island, then eastward to the westernmost tip of the largest 

unnamed island west of Live Oak Key, then southeastward along the western shoreline to a pole at 

29o

09.585 N 83o00.490 W on Cedar Point, then northeastward to a pole at 29o09.901 N 83o00.279 W on 

the southwestern tip of Live Oak Key, then eastward to a pole on the southernmost tip of Live Oak Key at 

29o

09.901 N 83o00.003 W, then southwestward along a line toward Dog Island to a pole at 29o09.493 N 

83o

00.392 W, then westward to the easternmost tip of the unnamed island between Live Oak Key and Scale 

Key, then southwestward to the easternmost tip of Dog Island, then southward along the shoreline to its 

southernmost tip, then northwestward to a pole at 29o

08.539 N 83o01.274 W on the easternmost tip of the 
unnamed island south of Scale Key, then northward to a pole at 29o

08.796 N 83o01.318 W on the 

westernmost tip of Scale Key, then northwestward to a pole at 29o09.368 N 83o01.588 W on Sunset Point, 

then northeastward to the southeasternmost tip of Havens Island, then northward and westward along the 

northern shoreline across the State Road 24 Bridge to the northwesternmost tip of Havens Island, then 

southwestward to a pole at 29o

09.468 N 83o02.659 W on the southern shore of the unnamed island 

northeast of Rye Key, then southwestward to a pole at 29o

09.396 N 83o02.818 W on the northernmost tip of 

Rye Key, then northwestward to a pole at 29o

09.752 N 83o03.554 W on the southernmost tip of a large 

unnamed marsh island northeast of Rattlesnake Key, then northward along the western shoreline of that 

island to a pole at 29o

10.339 N 83o03.605 W on its northwesternmost tip, then northwestward to a pole pole 

at 29o

10.703 N 83o03.854 W on the southernmost tip of the unnamed island southwest of Black Point, then 

northwestward along the western shoreline to its northernmost tip, then northwestward to the southernmost 

tip of McClamory Key, then northward along the western shoreline to its northernmost tip, then 

northwestward to the southernmost tip of Hog Island, then northward along its western shoreline to its 

westernmost tip, then northwestward to the southernmost tip of the Long Cabbage Islands, then northward 

along the western shoreline of the Long Cabbage Islands to their northernmost tip, then due east to the 

western shoreline of the Raleigh Islands, then southward and eastward along the western and southern 

shorelines of the Raleigh Islands, to a point due north of the northernmost tip of an unnamed island north 

of Hog Island, then due south to the northernmost tip of the unnamed island north of Hog Island, then 

southward along its eastern shoreline to its easternmost tip, then southward to the westernmost tip of 

Seabreeze Island, then southward along the shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, including Seabreeze, 

Sand, Goose, and Lukens Creeks, and across the mouths of all ditches and man-made canals to the point of 

origin on the mainland at the State Road 24 Bridge to Havens Island. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) cumulative four-day 

rainfall measured at the Cedar Key Forestry Tower exceeds 0.81 inches; 2) Environmental data is not 

available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so 

that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

3006 Cedar Key conditionally restricted area 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at a pole at 

29o

09.901 N 83o00.279 W on the southwestern tip of Live Oak Key , then northward along the mainland 

shoreline, tracing the perimeter of all creeks to a point on the southern shoreline of Raleigh Islands due north 

of the northernmost tip of an island north of Hog Island, then due south to the northernmost tip of the 

unnamed island north of Hog Island, then southward along the western shoreline of the island to its 

southernmost tip, then southwestward to the northeasternmost tip of Hog Island, then southward along its 

eastern shoreline to its easternmost tip, then southward to the westernmost tip of Seabreeze Island, then 

southward along the shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, including Seabreeze, Sand, Goose, and Lukens 

Creeks, and across the mouths of all ditches and man-made canals to the mainland at the State Road 24 Bridge 

to Havens Island, then eastward to the westernmost tip of the largest unnamed island west of Live Oak Key, 

then southeastward along the western shoreline to a pole at 29o

09.585 N 83o00.490 W on Cedar Point, then 

northeastward to the point of origin at a pole at 29o

09.901 N 83o00.279 W on the southwesternmost tip of 

Live Oak Key. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) cumulative four-day 

rainfall measured at the Cedar Key Forestry Tower exceeds 3.70 inches; 2) Environmental data is not 

available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted if relay activities are under way within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the 

time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological 

levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to 

normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 
Cedar Key prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the northern 

shoreline of Havens Island at the State Road 24 Bridge, then southwestward along the northern shoreline to 

the northwesternmost tip of Havens Island, then southwestward to a pole at 29o

09.468 N 83o02.659 W on the 

southern shore of the unnamed island northeast of Rye Key, then southwestward to a pole at 29o

09.396 N 

83o

02.818 W on the northernmost tip of Rye Key, then southwestward to a pole at 29o09.132 N 83o03.669 W 

on the northern shoreline of the unnamed chain of marsh islands south of Rattlesnake Key, then southward to 

the westernmost tip of Piney Point, then southward and eastward following the shoreline of Piney Point to 

the southernmost tip, then eastward to the northernmost tip of Atsena Otie Key, then northeastward to the 

westernmost tip of the unnamed island south of Scale Key, then northeastward following the outside 

shoreline to a pole at 29o

08.539 N 83o01.274 W on the easternmost tip of the unnamed island south of 

Scale Key, then northward to a pole at 29o08.796 N 83o01.318 W on the westernmost tip of Scale Key, , 

then northwestward to a pole at 29o

09.368 N 83o01.588 W on Sunset Point, then northeastward to the 

westernmost tip of Havens Island, then northward along the shoreline to the point of origin on the northern 

shoreline on Havens Island at the State Road 24 Bridge. 

 The area also includes all ditches, creeks, man-made canals, and marinas located within this polygon. 
32 WACCASASSA BAY SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES AND 

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3202 Waccasassa Bay conditionally approved 

3206 Waccasassa Bay conditionally restricted 

---- Waccasassa Bay prohibited 

32 May 5, 2009 Levy 

3202 Waccasassa Bay conditionally approved area 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at a pole on 

the southernmost tip of Live Oak Key at 29o

09.901 N 83o00.003 W, then northeastward along the shoreline 

to a pole at 29o

10.026 N 82o59.900 W on the eastern shoreline of Live Oak Key, then eastward to a pole at 

29o

10.265 N 82o58.515 W on the westernmost tip of the unnamed island at the mouth of Hall Creek, then 

eastward and southward across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, and man-made canals to Compass Point, 

then southward to Waccasassa River channel marker 17, then eastward to the westernmost tip of Ramsey 

Point, then southward and eastward along the outside shoreline to a pole on the western tip of the unnamed 

island on the southern shoreline of the mouth of Turtle Creek Bay, then southwestward to the northernmost 

tip of the northernmost island of Eleven Prong, then southwestward to Turtle Creek Point, then 

southeastward through the westernmost tips of islands to South Mangrove Point, then due west to the 

intersection of a line running south from the southernmost tip of Live Oak Key, then due north along said 

line to the point of origin at the southernmost tip of land on Live Oak Key. 

 

Management: The area will be temporarily closed to shellfish harvesting when: 1) Waccasassa 

River stage measured at the US 19 bridge in Gulf Hammock two-days previous exceeds 17.77 feet ; 2) 

Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following 

temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the 

time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when 

bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in 

shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the 

public health. 

 

3206 Waccasassa Bay conditionally restricted area 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the pole at 

29o

10.026 N 82o59.900 W on the eastern shoreline of Live Oak Key, then eastward to a pole at 29o10.265 

N 82o58.515 W on the westernmost tip of the unnamed island at the mouth of Hall Creek, then eastward 

and southward across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, and man-made canals to Compass Point, then 

southward to Waccasassa River channel marker 17, then eastward to the westernmost tip of Ramsey Point, 

then southward and eastward along the outside shoreline to a pole on the western tip of the unnamed island 

on the southern shoreline of the mouth of Turtle Creek Bay, then southwestward to the northernmost tip of 

the northernmost island of Eleven Prong, then southwestward to Turtle Creek Point, then southeastward 

through the westernmost tips of islands to South Mangrove Point, then eastward along the northern 

shoreline of islands to the mainland shoreline, then northward along the mainland shoreline to a point due 

east of Waccasassa River channel marker 30, then northwest across the Waccasassa River, then 

northwestward along the mainland shoreline to a point due north of the pole on the eastern shoreline of 

Live Oak Key, then southward along the shoreline to the point of origin at a pole on the eastern shoreline of 

Live Oak Key. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to shellfish harvesting when: 1) Waccasassa 

River stage measured at the US 19 bridge in Gulf Hammock two-days previous exceeds 18.94 feet; 2) 

Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following 

temporary closure, sampling will be conducted if relay activities are under way within 5 days after closure 

a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will 

be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal 
coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be 

a hazard to the public health. 

Waccasassa Bay prohibited area 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes the Waccasassa River and its tributaries north and 

east of Waccasassa River channel marker 30, all ditches, marinas and man-made canals, and all waters not 

previously described in the conditionally approved or conditionally restricted areas. 
34 WITHLACOOCHEE BAY SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES 

AND MANAGEMENT 

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3402 Withlacoochee Bay conditionally approved 

3406 Withlacoochee Bay conditionally restricted 

----- Withlacoochee Bay prohibited 

34 May 5, 2009 Levy, Citrus 

3402 Withlacoochee Bay conditionally approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at South 

Mangrove Point, then eastward and southward along the shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, 

and man-made canals to a pole on the southern shoreline of Hodges Island at the mouth of Vassey Creek, 

then southward along the outside edges of the largest islands at the mouths of Fuller, Helverson and Kelly 

Creeks to the northernmost point of the unnamed island at the mouth of MacDonald Creek, then 

southwestward along the western shoreline to the westernmost tip of the unnamed island at the mouth of 

MacDonald Creek, then southwestward to Withlacoochee River channel marker number 38, then 

southwestward along the northern edge of the Withlacoochee River Channel to channel marker 25, then 

southeastward to Cross Florida Barge Canal channel marker number 37, then southwestward to Cross 

Florida Barge Canal channel marker number 20, then southward to Florida Power Corporation channel 

marker 20, then southwestward along the southern edge of the Florida Power Corporation channel to 

Florida Power Corporation channel marker number 8, then due north to a point due west of South 

Mangrove Point, then due east to the point of origin at the westernmost tip of South Mangrove Point. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to shellfish harvesting when: 1) Withlacoochee 

River discharge measured at the main gate of the Withlacoochee River dam at Inglis, Florida seven-days 

previous exceeds 1882 cubic feet per second; 2) Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies 

occur as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 

days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the 

time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 

F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of 

shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

3406 Withlacoochee Bay conditionally restricted 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at a pole on 

the southern shoreline of Hodges Island at the mouth of Vassey Creek, then southward along the outside 

edges of the largest islands at the mouths of Fuller, Helverson and Kelly Creeks to the northernmost point 

of the unnamed island at the mouth of MacDonald Creek, then southwestward along the western shoreline 

to the westernmost tip of the unnamed island at the mouth of MacDonald Creek, then southwestward to 

Withlacoochee River channel marker number 38, then southwestward along the northern edge of the 

Withlacoochee River Channel to channel marker 25, then southeastward to Cross Florida Barge Canal 

channel marker number 37, then northeastward along the southern boundary of the Cross Florida Barge 

Canal channel to the westernmost tip of land on the southern shore of the mouth of the Cross Florida Barge 

Canal, then northwestward across the mouth of the Cross Florida Barge Canal to the southwesternmost tip 

of land on the northern shore of the mouth of the Cross Florida Barge Canal, then westward across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches, and man-made canals to the southernmost tip of the unnamed island at the 

mouth of the Withlacoochee River, then northward along the western shoreline of the unnamed island at the 

mouth of the Withlacoochee River to the northwestern tip, then northeastward to the westernmost tip of the 

southern shoreline of Grassy Creek, then northeastward to the mainland shoreline, then northward along the 

mainland shoreline to a point due east of South Mangrove Point, then due west to the westernmost tip of 

South Mangrove Point, then eastward and southward along the shoreline, to the point of origin at the pole 

on the southern shoreline of Hodges Island at the mouth of Vassey Creek. 
Management: The area will be temporarily closed to shellfish harvesting when: 1) Withlacoochee 

River discharge measured at the main gate of the Withlacoochee River dam at Inglis, Florida seven-days 

previous exceeds 3262 cubic feet per second; 2) Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies 

occur as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 

days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the 

time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 

F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of 

shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Withlacoochee Bay prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters of Levy County south of the southern 

shoreline of Grassy Creek and north of the southern shoreline of the Cross Florida Barge Canal not 

previously desribed in the conditionally approved or conditionally restricted areas; all creeks south of 

MacDonald Creek and north of the Cross Florida Barge Canal; Withlacoochee River; Cross Florida Barge 

Canal; ditches; man-made canals and marinas. 
37 CITRUS COUNTY SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES AND 

MANAGEMENT 

4-DIGIT AREA NUMBER AND NAME MAP 

#(S) 

EFFECTIVE 

DATE 

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3701 Citrus County Approved Spring/Fall (Months of October, 

March, April, May, June) 

3702 Citrus County Conditionally Approved Winter (Months of 

November, December, January and February) 

3705 Citrus County Restricted Spring/Fall (Months of October, 

March, April, May, June) 

3706 Citrus County Conditionally Restricted Winter (Months of 

November, December, January and February) 

3703 Citrus County Prohibited 

37A, 

37B 

May 5, 2009 Citrus 

3701 Citrus County Approved Spring/Fall (Months of October, March, April, May, June) 

 Classification Boundaries: Beginning at a point on the southern shoreline of the Progress 

Energy intake canal berm north of Negro point, due south to the westernmost tip of Negro Island, then 

southeastward to Black Point, then southwestward across open water to Crystal River Channel marker 10A, 

then southeastward across open water to the southernmost tip of an unnamed island west of Fort Island Beach, 

then southeastward to the southernmost tip of Fort Island, then east/southeastward to the northernmost tip of 

an unnamed island west of Camp Island, then southeastward along the northern shoreline to the easternmost 

tip, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of Camp Island, then southeast/eastward along the southern 

shoreline of Camp Island to the southeasternmost tip, then southward to the westernmost tip of the unnamed 

marsh island southeast of Camp Island, then southeastward along the southern shoreline of the series of 

unnamed islands south of the Salt River, across the gaps, to the southernmost tip of the southernmost 

unnamed marsh island on the northwest corner of Dixie Bay, then due west to the eastern shoreline of the 

unnamed island west of Dixie Bay and north of The Narrows, then northwestward along the northern 

shoreline of the unnamed marsh island to its northernmost tip, then due north to the southern shoreline of 

Spice Key, then southwestward along the southern shoreline of Spice Key to its westernmost tip, then 

southwestward to the northernmost tip of the unnamed marsh island east of Chair Island, then due west to 

the northernmost tip of the unnamed marsh island north of Bear Island, then southwestward along the 

western shoreline of the unnamed marsh island to its westernmost tip, then southwestward to the 

northernmost tip of Bear Island, then due west to the southernmost tip of the unnamed marsh island whose 

western tip is Shark Point, then northwestward along the western shoreline of the unnamed marsh island to 

Shark Point, then southwestward to Mangrove Point, then south southwestward to Long Point, then south 

southwestward to Green Point, then due south to the westernmost tip of the unnamed marsh island south of 

Green Point, then south southwestward to the westernmost tip of Rock Island, then due west to the Natural 

Resources Boundary (NRB), then northward following the NRB to the intersection of the NRB and the Cross 

Florida Barge Canal Channel, then eastward to the Progress Energy Channel marker 28, then northeastward 

along the southern edge of the Progress Energy Channel to the point of origin on the southern shoreline of the 

Progress Energy intake canal berm. 

Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) cumulative rainfall for 

any six-day period measured at the Crystal River Forestry Tower exceeds 14.45 inches; 2) emergencies 

occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 

days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the 

time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 

F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of 

shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 
3705 Citrus County Restricted Spring/Fall (Months of October, March, April, May, June) 

 Classification Boundaries: the Restricted area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

 Polygon 1 - Beginning at Black point, then east/southeastward along the shoreline across all creek, 

ditches and man-made canal mouths to the westernmost point of the northern shoreline at the mouth of Cedar 

Creek, then due south to the northwest tip of the unnamed island north of Shell Island, then southward along 

the western edge of the unnamed island north of Shell Island to the southwesternmost tip, then southward 

through the Crystal River channel to the northernmost tip of Shell Island, then southwestward along the 

western shoreline of Shell Island to its southernmost point, then south southeastward across open water to the 

westernmost tip of Fort Island, then southeastward following the western shoreline, across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the southernmost point of Fort Island, then northwestward to the 

southernmost tip of an unnamed island west of Fort Island, then northwestward across open water to Crystal 

River Channel marker 10A, then northeastward to the point of origin on Black Point. 

 Polygon 2 - Beginning at the southernmost tip of Fort Island, then east/southeastward to the 

northernmost tip of an unnamed island west of Camp Island, then southeastward along the northern shoreline 

to the easternmost tip, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of Camp Island, then southeast/eastward 

along the southern shoreline of Camp Island to the southeasternmost tip, then southward to the westernmost 

tip of the unnamed marsh island southeast of Camp Island, then southeastward along the southern shoreline of 

the series of unnamed islands south of the Salt River across the gaps to the northeasternmost tip of the 

southernmost unnamed marsh island on the northwest corner of Dixie Bay, then due west to the eastern 

shoreline of the unnamed island in the northwest corner of Dixie Bay and north of The Narrows, then 

southward along the western shoreline of the Salt River, continuing south along the western shoreline of the 

Narrows to the small unnamed island at the junction of the Salt River and the northern reach of Salt Creek, 

then east across the Salt River to the eastern shoreline of the Narrows, then north along the eastern shoreline 

of the Narrows, then continuing northward along the eastern edge of Dixie Bay across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches, and man-made canals to the northwesternmost tip of the mainland shoreline at the confluence 

of the Salt River and Coon Gap, then due north across the Salt River to the southern shoreline of Pine Island, 

then westward along the southern shoreline of marsh islands and Pine Island across the mouths of all creeks, 

ditches, and man-made canals to the point of origin at the southernmost tip of Fort Island. 

Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) cumulative rainfall for 

any six-day period measured at the Crystal River Forestry Tower exceeds 14.45 inches; 2) emergencies 

occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 

days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the 

time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 

F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of 

shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

3702 Citrus County Conditionally Approved Winter (Months of November, December, January and 

February) 

Classification Boundaries: Beginning at a point on the southern shoreline of the Progress Energy 

intake canal berm north of Negro point, due south to the westernmost tip of Negro Island, then southwestward 

across open water to Crystal River channel marker 4, then southeastward across open water to the 

northernmost tip of an unnamed island north of Sandy Hook, then eastward along the northern shoreline to 

the easternmost tip, then northeastward to the westernmost tip of the unnamed island west of Camp Island, 

then eastward along the northern shoreline to the easternmost tip of the unnamed island west of Camp Island, 

then southeastward to the westernmost tip of Camp Island, then southward along the western shoreline of 

Camp Island to the southernmost tip, then southwestward to the northwesternmost tip of the unnamed island 

north of Spice Key, then southward following the western shoreline of the unnamed island north of Spice Key 

to the southernmost tip, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of Spice Key, then southwestward to the 
northernmost tip of the unnamed marsh island east of Chair Island, then due west to the northernmost tip of 

the unnamed marsh island north of Bear Island, then southwestward along the western shoreline of the 

unnamed marsh island to its westernmost tip, then southwestward to the northernmost tip of Bear Island, 

then due west to the southernmost tip of the unnamed marsh island whose western tip is Shark Point, then 

northwestward along the western shoreline of the unnamed marsh island to Shark Point, then southwestward 

to Mangrove Point, then south southwestward to Long Point, then south southwestward to Green Point, then 

due south to the westernmost tip of the unnamed marsh island south of Green Point, then south 

southwestward to the westernmost tip of Rock Island, then due west to the Natural Resources Boundary 

(NRB), then northward following the NRB to the intersection of the NRB and the Cross Florida Barge Canal 

Channel, then eastward to the Progress Energy Channel marker 28, then northeastward along the southern 

edge of the Progress Energy Channel to the point of origin on the southern shoreline of the Progress Energy 

intake canal berm. 

 

Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) cumulative rainfall for 

any three day period measured at the Homosassa Springs State Park exceeds 1.43 inches; 2) Environmental 

data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, 

sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 

days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet 

standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

3706 Citrus County Conditionally Restricted Winter (Months of November, December, January and 

February) 

Classification Boundaries: Beginning at the westernmost tip of Negro island, then southeastward to 

Black Point, then east/southeastward along the shoreline across all creek, ditch, and man-made canal mouths 

to the westernmost point of the northern shoreline at the mouth of Cedar Creek, then due south to the 

northwest tip of the unnamed island north of Shell Island, then southward along the western edge of the 

unnamed island north of Shell Island to the southwesternmost tip, then southward through the Crystal River 

channel to the northernmost tip of Shell Island, then southwestward along the western shoreline of Shell 

Island to its southernmost point, then south southeastward across open water to the westernmost tip of Fort 

Island, then southeastward following the western shoreline to the southernmost point of Fort Island, then 

eastward along the southern shoreline of marsh islands and Pine Island, across the mouths of all creeks, 

ditches and man-made canals to the confluence of Coon Gap and the Salt River, then southward across the 

Salt River to the northwesternmost point of Coon Gap, then south and eastward along the eastern shoreline of 

the Salt River, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to the Narrows, then continuing 

southward along the eastern shoreline of the Narrows to the small unnamed island at the junction of the Salt 

River and the northern reach of Salt Creek, then westward across the Salt River to the western shoreline of the 

Narrows, then northward along the western shoreline of the Narrows and the Salt River to a point on the 

northeasternmost tip of the unnamed marsh island in the northwest corner of Dixie Bay north of the Narrows, 

then northwestward along the northern shoreline of the unnamed marsh island to its northernmost tip, then 

due north to the southern shoreline of Spice Key, then southwestward along the southern shoreline of Spice 

Key to its westernmost tip, then northwestward to the westernmost tip of an unnamed island south of Camp 

Island, then northward along the western shoreline of the unnamed island south of Camp Island to the 

northwesternmost tip, then northeast to the southernmost tip of Camp Island, then northwestward along the 

southwestern shoreline of Camp Island to the westernmost tip, then northwestward to the easternmost tip of 

an unnamed island west of Camp Island, then northwestward along the northern shoreline of the unnamed 

island to the northernmost point, then southwestward to the westernmost tip, then southwestward to the 

northeastern tip of the unnamed island north of Sandy Hook, then westward and northward along the northern 

shoreline of the unnamed island north of Sandy Hook to the northernmost tip, then northwestward across open 

water to Crystal River Channel marker 4, then northeastward to the point of origin on the westernmost tip of 

Negro Island. 
 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) cumulative 

rainfall for any three day period measured at the Homosassa Springs State Park exceeds 1.88 inches; 2) 

Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following 

temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the 

time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when 

bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in 

shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the 

public health. 

3703 Citrus County Prohibited 

Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at a point on the southern shoreline of the Progress Energy intake canal berm 

north of Negro point, then due south to the westernmost tip of Negro Island, then southeastward to Black 

Point, then counterclockwise along the mainland shoreline to the shoreline of the southern Progress Energy 

intake canal berm, then westward to the point of origin on the southern shoreline of the Progress Energy 

intake canal berm north of Negro point. 

 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the western tip of Fort Island, then northwestward to the southernmost 

tip of Shell Island, then northward and eastward along the western shoreline of Shell Island to its 

northernmost tip, then due north across the Crystal River Channel to the southern shoreline of the unnamed 

marsh island north of Shell Island, then northward along the western shoreline of the unnamed marsh island 

to its northwesternmost tip, then due north to the mainland shoreline west of the mouth of Cedar Creek, 

then clockwise along the mainland shoreline, including the shoreline of the Crystal River and all creeks, 

canals and embayments, to the northwesternmost tip of the mainland shoreline at the confluence of the Salt 

River and Coon Gap, then due north across Salt River to the southern shoreline of Pine Island, then 

westward along the southern shoreline of the marsh islands and Pine Island, across the mouths of all creeks, 

to the southernmost tip of Fort Island, then northwestward to the point of origin at the westernmost tip of Fort 

Island. 

 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at Shark Point, then southwestward to Mangrove Point, then south 

southwestward to Long Point, then south southwestward to Green Point, then due south to the westernmost 

tip of the unnamed marsh island south of Green Point, then south southwestward to the westernmost tip of 

Rock Island, then due east to the northwesternmost point of an unnamed marsh island west of Fish Creek 

Pass, then eastward and southward along the northern and eastern shoreline of the unnamed marsh island to 

its easternmost tip, then eastward to the northernmost point of the unnamed marsh island at the 

southwestern side of Fish Creek Pass, then southward along the eastern shoreline of the unnamed marsh 

island to its southeasternmost point, then due east across the St. Martins River to the northern shoreline of 

an unnamed marsh island, then eastward along the southern shoreline of the St. Martins River to the 

confluence of the St. Martins River with Greenleaf Bay, then due north across the St. Martins River to the 

westernmost tip of the unnamed island at the confluence of the St. Martins River and the Salt River north of 

Greenleaf Bay, then continuing northward along the eastern shoreline of the Salt River, including the 

shoreline of all creeks and bays to the small unnamed island at the junction of the Salt River and the northern 

reach of Salt Creek in The Narrows, then due west to the western shoreline of Salt River in the Narrows, 

then northward along the western shoreline of the Narrows and the Salt River to a point on the 

northeasternmost tip of the unnamed marsh island in the northwest corner of Dixie Bay north of the Narrows, 

then northwestward along the northern shoreline of the unnamed marsh island to its northernmost tip, then 

due north to the southern shoreline of Spice Key, then southwestward along the southern shoreline of Spice 

Key to its southwesternmost tip, then southwestward to the northernmost tip of the unnamed marsh island 

east of Chair Island, then due west to the northernmost tip of the unnamed marsh island north of Bear 

Island, then southwestward along the western shoreline of the unnamed marsh island to its westernmost tip, 

then southwestward to the northernmost tip of Bear Island, then due west to the southernmost tip of the 
unnamed marsh island whose western tip is Shark Point, then northwestward along the western shoreline of 

the unnamed marsh island to the point of origin at Shark Point. 

 The Prohibited Area also includes all creeks, ditches, man-made canals and marinas. 
42 BOCA CIEAGA BAY SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES AND 

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4202 Boca Ciega Bay conditionally approved 

----- Boca Ciega Bay prohibited 

42 May 5, 2009 Pinellas, 

Hillsborough 

4202 Boca Ciega Bay conditionally approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at ICWW 

marker 20 then eastward along the northern boundary of the ICWW to ICWW marker 8, then southward to 

channel marker 3A of Cut A, then southwestward along the northern boundary of Cut A and the Mullet 

Key Channel to channel marker 19, the northeastward to the southernmost point of Mullet Key, then 

northeastward along the southern shoreline of Mullet Key across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals to its easternmost point, then westward and northward along the northern boundary of Mullet 

Key and the eastern shoreline of Bonne Fortune Key to the northernmost point of Bonne Fortune Key, then 

northward to the easternmost tip of Madelaine Key, then westward and southward along the western 

shoreline of all keys, across the mouths of all creeks, bayous, ditches, man-made canals, and coves to the 

northern shoreline of Mullet Key, then westward along the northern shoreline of Mullet Key to the 

northernmost point of Mullet Key on the eastern shoreline of Soldier Hole, then northward to the 

southernmost point of the unnamed island north of Soldier Hole, then northward along the eastern shoreline 

of the unnamed island to its northernmost point, then northward to the easternmost point on the Mullet Key 

shoreline on the western shoreline of Mullet Key Bayou, then westward along the northern shoreline of 

Mullet Key, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, and man-made canals to its northernmost tip, then 

northward to the westernmost tip of Summer Resort Key, the northward along the western shoreline of 

Summer Resort Key to its northernmost point, then northeastward to the northernmost tip of Sawyer Key, 

then due east to the western shoreline of Cabbage Key, then counterclockwise along the shoreline, across 

the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the easternmost point of Cabbage Key north of 

Mule Key and south of Jackass Key, then northeastward to the westernmost tip of Jackass Key, then 

northeastward to the point of origin at ICWW marker 20. 

 Management: The conditionally approved area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) 

One-day rainfall measured at the City of St. Petersburg Southwest Wastewater Treatment Plant exceeds 

3.01 inches; 2) Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. 

Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 

percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened 

when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in 

shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the 

public health. 

Boca Ciega Bay prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at ICWW marker 20 then eastward along the northern boundary of the 

ICWW to ICWW marker 8, then due north to the southern shoreline of the Pinellas Peninsula, then 

westward along the southern shoreline of the Pinellas Peninsula to the Pinellas Bayway, then westward 

along the Pinellas Bayway and the southern shoreline of its islands to the western shoreline of Long Key, 

then southward along the eastern shoreline of Long Key to its southernmost point , then southward to the 

northernmost tip of Summer Resort Key, then northeastward to the northernmost tip of Sawyer Key, then 

due east to the western shoreline of Cabbage Key, then clockwise along the shoreline of Cabbage Key to 

the easternmost point of Cabbage Key north of Mule Key and south of Jackass Key, then northeastward to 

the westernmost tip of Jackass Key, then northeastward to the point of origin at ICWW marker 20. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the easternmost point of Madelaine Key, then counterclockwise along the 

eastern shoreline of Madelaine Key and all keys to the northernmost point of Bonne Fortune Key, then 

northwestward to the point of origin at the easternmost point of Madelaine Key. 
 Polygon 3: Beginning at the northernmost point of Mullet Key on the eastern shoreline of Soldier 

Hole, the northward to the southernmost point of the unnamed island north of Soldier Hole, then northward 

along the eastern shoreline of the unnamed island to its northernmost point, then northward to the 

easternmost point on the Mullet Key shoreline on the western shoreline of Mullet Key Bayou, then 

counterclockwise along the shoreline of Mullet Key to the point of origin at the northernmost point of 

Mullet Key on the eastern shoreline of Soldier Hole. 

 The prohibited area also includes the unnamed bayous on the shoreline of St. Christopher Key, all 

creeks, man-made canals, marinas and ditches. 
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4802 Lower Tampa Bay conditionally approved 

----- Lower Tampa Bay prohibited 

48 May 5, 2009 Manatee, 

Hillsborough 

4802 Lower Tampa Bay conditionally approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at ICWW 

marker 63 then northeastward to Mullet Key Channel marker 25, then northeastward along the northern 

boundary of Mullet Key Channel and Cut A to channel marker 3A, then northeastward to Port Manatee 

Channel marker 5, then southeastward to the northernmost tip of land on the largest unnamed spoil island 

west of Port Manatee, then counterclockwise along the shoreline of the island to its southernmost tip, then 

southeastward to the northernmost tip of land on the southern shoreline in the mouth of Little Redfish 

Creek, then southward, along the mainland shoreline across the mouth of all creeks, ditches and man-made 

canals to the southernmost tip of Harbor Key, then southwestward across the mouth of Bishop Harbor to 

the northernmost tip of land on Mariposa Key, then southward along the western shoreline, across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to Fletcher Point, then southwestward across the mouth 

of Miguel Bay to the northernmost tip of the unnamed island north of Rattlesnake Key, then southwestward 

along the western shoreline of the island to its southernmost tip, then southward to the northernmost tip of 

Rattlesnake Key, then southeastward along the western shoreline of Rattlesnake Key, across the mouths of 

all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to its southernmost tip, then southwestward across the mouth of 

Terra Ceia Bay to Emerson Point on Snead Island, then southwestward across the mouth of the Manatee 

River to the northernmost tip of land on the mainland shoreline west of Desoto Point, then westward along 

the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to Mead Point, then 

southwestward across the mouth of Perico Bayou to the northernmost tip of Perico Island, then 

northwestward to the point of origin at ICWW marker 63. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Three-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the City of Palmetto Wastewater Treatment Plant exceeds 3.47 inches; 2) 

Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following 

temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the 

time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when 

bacteriological levels meet standards as described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish 

return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public 

health. 

Lower Tampa Bay prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the southernmost tip of Harbor Key, then southwestward across the 

mouth of Bishop Harbor to the northernmost tip of land on Mariposa Key, then counterclockwise along the 

shoreline of Bishop Harbor across the mouths of all creeks and canals to the point of origin at the 

southernmost tip of Harbor Key. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at Fletcher Point, then southwestward across the mouth of Miguel Bay to 

the northernmost tip of the unnamed island north of Rattlesnake Key, then southward along the western 

shoreline of the island to its southernmost tip, then southward to the northernmost tip of Rattlesnake Key, 

then counterclockwise along the shoreline of Miguel Bay, across the mouths of all creeks and canals to the 

point of origin at Fletcher Point. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at Port Manatee Channel marker 5, then southeastward through channel 

marker 7 and 9 to the southwesternmost tip of land on the northern shoreline in the mouth of Port Manatee, 

then southward along the shoreline to the northernmost tip of land on the southern shoreline in the mouth of 

Little Redfish Creek, then northwestward to the southernmost tip of the largest unnamed spoil island west of 
Port Manatee, then northward along the western shoreline to its northernmost tip, then northwestward to the 

point of origin at Port Manatee Channel marker 5. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at the southernmost tip of Rattlesnake Key, then southwestward across the 

mouth of Terra Ceia Bay to Emerson Point on Snead Island, then southwestward across the mouth of the 

Manatee River to the northernmost tip of land on the mainland shoreline west of Desoto Point, then eastward 

along the southern shoreline of the Manatee River to the State Road Business 41 bridge, then northward along 

the bridge to the mainland shoreline, then westward along the northern shoreline of the Manatee River, to the 

cut between the mainland and Snead Island, then northeast along the eastern shoreline of the cut to Terra Ceia 

Bay, then counterclockwise along the shoreline of Terra Ceia Bay and its tributaries to the point of origin at 

the southernmost tip of Rattlesnake Key. 

 Polygon 5: Beginning at Mead Point, then southwestward across the mouth of Perico Bayou to the 

northernmost tip of Perico Island, then southward along the western shoreline of Perico Bayou to the County 

Road 64 bridge, then eastward along the bridge to the mainland shoreline, then northward along the eastern 

shoreline of Perico Bayou to the point of origin at Mead Point. 

 The prohibited area also includes the Terra Ceia River, creeks, ditches, man-made canals, and 

marinas. 
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5402 Sarasota Bay conditionally approved 

----- Sarasota Bay prohibited 

54 May 5, 2009 Sarasota, 

Manatee 

5402 Sarasota Bay conditionally approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at beginning at 

ICWW marker 15 in Sarasota Bay, then south to Quick Point marker 2, then northwest following the red 

markers of the channel to marker 18, then northwest to the privately maintained channel marker 2 at the 

entrance to the Bay Isles canals, then northwest to the eastern tip of Bishop's Point, then along the shoreline of 

Longboat Key, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the tip of the spit of land 

enclosing Buttonwood Harbor, then northwest to the privately maintained Buttonwood Harbor channel marker 

10, thence northwesterly to the privately maintained marker 12A, then north to the eastern tip of the unnamed 

island southeast of White Key, then along the eastern shoreline of unnamed island to its northeasternmost tip, 

then northwest to the southeastern tip of White Key, then along the eastern shoreline of White Key to its 

northeasternmost tip, then north to ICWW marker 26, then northwest along the ICWW to marker 28, then 

north to the eastern tip of the Sister Keys, then northwest along the northeastern shoreline of Sister Keys to 

ICWW marker 39, then northwest to the southern tip of Jewfish Key, then north along the eastern shoreline of 

Jewfish Key to its northeasternmost tip, then southeast to Long Bar Point, then southeast to ICWW marker 17, 

then southeast to ICWW marker 15, the point of origin. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) One-day rainfall 

measured at the City of Sarasota Wastewater Treatment Plant exceeds 1.11 inches; 2) Environmental data 

is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, 

sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 

days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet 

standards as described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background 

levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Sarasota Bay prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within Sarasota and Roberts Bays south of 

the State Road 684 Bridge and north of Phillippi Creek which are not included in the conditionally 

approved polygon. The prohibited area also includes Phillippi Creek, Hudson Bayou, Whitaker Bayou, 

Bowles Creek, ditches, man-made canals and marinas. 
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5602 Lemon Bay conditionally approved 

----- Lemon Bay prohibited 

56 May 5, 2009 Sarasota, 

Charlotte 

Lemon Bay conditionally approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 36, then southward along the eastern boundary of 

the ICWW to ICWW channel marker 24, then due west to the eastern shoreline of Manasota Key, then 

northward along the eastern shoreline of Manasota Key, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals, to a point due west of ICWW channel marker 36, then due east to the point of origin at 

ICWW channel marker 36. 

Polygon 2: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 22, then southward along the eastern boundary of 

the ICWW to ICWW channel marker 10, then westward to the southeasternmost point of Thornton Key, 

then northwestward along the eastern shoreline of Thornton Key which becomes Knight Island across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the northwesternmost tip of Knight Island then 

northwestward to the southwesternmost point of Manasota Key, then northward along the eastern shoreline 

of Manasota Key across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of the 

"No Wake" sign at the mouth of Ski Alley and west of Peterson Island, then eastward to the "No Wake" 

sign, then eastward to the western shoreline of Peterson Island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and 

man-made canals, then northwestward along the western shoreline of Peterson Island across the mouths of 

all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to its northernmost point, then northward to the point of origin at 

ICWW marker 22. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 4, then southward along the eastern boundary of 

the ICWW to ICWW channel marker 30A, then southward to the northeasternmost point of the spoil island 

due south of Coon Key, then southeastward to ICWW channel marker 25, then southeastward to the 

mainland shoreline at the "Hideaway Ferry dock", then southeastward along the mainland shoreline across 

the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a pole northeast of the ICWW channel marker 24, 

then southwestward to the ICWW channel marker 24, then southeastward along the eastern boundary of the 

ICWW to the intersection of the eastern side of the SR 771 bridge, then southwestward along the eastern 

edge of the SR 771 bridge and its causeway islands to the intersection of the SR 771 bridge and the 

northern shoreline of Cole Island, then southwestward along the eastern shoreline of Cole Island to the 

intersection of the 771 bridge and the southern shoreline of Cole Island, then southwestward along the 

eastern edge of the SR 771 bridge to the intersection with the eastern shoreline of Gasparilla Island, then 

northward along the eastern shoreline of Gasparilla Island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals to its northernmost point, then northward to the southernmost point of Little Gasparilla Island, 

then northward along the eastern shoreline of Little Gasparilla Island, which becomes Don Pedro Island, 

across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made canals, to a point due west of the ICWW 

channel marker 4, then due east to the point of origin at ICWW channel marker 4. 

 Management: The conditionally approved area will be temporarily closed to shellfish harvesting 

when: 1) Cumulative two-day rainfall measured at the Englewood Water District Water Treatment Plant 

exceeds 2.19 inches; 2) Environmental data is not available; 3) Emergencies occur as defined by 5L-1.002, 

F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 

25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened 

when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels 

in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the 

public health. 
Lemon Bay prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

 Polygon 1: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the intersection of the 

southern edge of the SR 774 bridge and the mainland shoreline, then southward along the mainland 

shoreline, including all creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made canals, to the "Hideaway Ferry dock", then 

northwestward to the ICWW channel marker 25, then northwestward to the northeasternmost point of the 

spoil island due south of Coon Key, then northward to ICWW channel marker 30A, then northward along 

the eastern boundary of the ICWW to ICWW channel marker 4, then due west to the eastern shoreline of 

Don Pedro Island, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Don Pedro Island, which becomes Knight 

Island, including all creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made canals, to the southeasternmost point of 

Thornton Key, then eastward to ICWW channel marker 10, then northward along the eastern boundary of 

the ICWW to ICWW channel marker 22, then southward to the northernmost point of Peterson Island, then 

southwest along the shoreline of Peterson Island to a point due east of the "No Wake" sign at the northern 

entrance of Ski Alley, then due west to the "No Wake" sign, then due west to the eastern shoreline of 

Manasota Key, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Manasota Key, including all creeks, ditches, 

marinas and man-made canals, to a point due west of ICWW channel marker 24, then due east to ICWW 

channel marker 24, then northward along the eastern boundary of the ICWW to ICWW channel marker 36, 

then due west to the eastern shoreline of Manasota Key, then northward along the eastern shoreline of 

Manasota Key, including all creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made canals, to the intersection with the 

southern edge of the SR 774 bridge, then eastward along the southern edge of the SR 774 bridge to the 

point of origin at the intersection with the mainland shoreline. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the ICWW channel marker 24, then northeast to a pole on the mainland 

shoreline, then southeastward along the mainland shoreline to the intersection of the northeastern edge of 

the SR 771 bridge, then southwestward along the eastern edge of the SR 771 bridge to the intersection with 

the eastern boundary of the ICWW, then northwestward along the eastern boundary of the ICWW to the 

point of origin at the ICWW channel marker 24. The prohibited area includes creeks, ditches, man-made 

canals and marinas. 

 
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5802 Gasparilla Sound conditionally approved 

----- Gasparilla Sound prohibited 

58 May 5, 2009 Charlotte, Lee 

5802 Gasparilla Sound conditionally approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at Catfish 

Point, then due east across the mouth of Catfish Creek to the eastern shoreline of Catfish Creek, then 

eastward along the mainland shoreline, across the mouth of Boggess Hole Creek, and all ditches and manmade canals, then eastward to the easternmost tip of Mound Key, then due east across the mouth of 

Whidden Creek to the eastern shoreline of Whidden Creek, then eastward along the mainland shoreline 

across the mouths of all ditches, man-made canals and tidal creeks to the southernmost tip of Cash Mound, 

then clockwise along the shoreline of Turtle Bay across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made 

canals to the southwesternmost point of land on the Cape Haze Peninsula, then southward to Charlotte 

Harbor channel marker 4, then due south to the northern shoreline of Bokeelia Island, then westward along 

the shoreline to a point due east of channel marker 8, then due west to channel marker 8, then westward to 

ICWW channel marker 75, then due west to the eastern shoreline of Cayo Costa, then northwestward along 

the eastern shoreline of Cayo Costa to its northernmost tip, then northwestward across the Boca Grande 

Channel to the southernmost tip of Gasparilla Island, then northward along the eastern shoreline of 

Gasparilla Island, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of 

ICWW channel marker 1, then due east to ICWW channel marker 1, then northward along the western 

boundary of the ICWW to ICWW channel marker 7, then due west to the eastern shoreline of Gasparilla 

Island, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Gasparilla Island, across the mouths of all creeks, 

ditches and man-made canals to the easternmost point of land on the northern shoreline of Peekins Ranch 

Cove, then northward to the northeast corner of the southernmost span of the abandoned railroad trestle, 

then northwestward to the intersection of the State Road 771 bridge and the northern shoreline of Cole 

Island, then northeastward along the eastern edge of the bridge and its causeway island to the intersection 

of the eastern side of the State Road 771 bridge with the southern shoreline of the Placida Peninsula, then 

southeastward to ICWW channel marker 20, then southeastward to the point of origin at Catfish Point. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Rainfall for any one day 

period measured at Gasparilla Island Water Treatment Plant exceeds 2.76 inches; 2) Environmental data is 

not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, 

sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 

days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet 

standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Gasparilla Sound Prohibited Area 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons. 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the intersection of the eastern side of the State Road 771 bridge with the 

southern shoreline of the Placida Peninsula, then southeastward to ICWW channel marker 20, then 

southeastward to Catfish Point, then counterclockwise along the shorelines of Coral Creek, East Branch, 

and West Branch to the point of origin at the intersection of the eastern side of the State Road 771 bridge 

with the shoreline of the Placida Peninsula. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the intersection of the eastern edge of the State Road 771 bridge and the 

eastern shoreline of Gasparilla Island, then northeastward along the eastern edge of the bridge to the 

intersection with the southern shoreline of Cole Island, then northeastward along the eastern shoreline of 

Cole Island to the intersection of its northern shoreline and the State Road 771 bridge, then southeastward 

to the northeast corner of the southernmost span of the abandoned railroad trestle, then southward to the 

easternmost point of land on the northern shoreline of Peekins Ranch cover, then northwestward along the 
eastern shoreline of Gasparilla Island to the point of origin at the intersection of the eastern edge of the 

State Road 771 bridge and the eastern shoreline of Gasparilla Island. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 7, then southward along the western boundary of 

the ICWW to ICWW channel marker 1, then due west to the eastern shoreline of Gasparilla Island, then 

northward along the eastern shoreline of Gasparilla Island to a point due west of ICWW marker 7, then due 

east to the point of origin at ICWW channel marker 7. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at the northernmost tip of Cayo Pelau, then eastward to the westernmost 

point of the first unnamed mangrove island, then southeastward along the western shoreline of this 

unnamed island to its southernmost tip, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of the first unnamed 

mangrove island to the south, then eastward along its southern shoreline to its easternmost tip, then 

southeastward to the northernmost tip of Bull Key, then southwestward along the northern shoreline of Bull 

Key to its westernmost tip, then southwestward to the easternmost tip of the unnamed mangrove island 

between Bull Key and Cayo Pelau, then southwestward to the eastern tip of Cayo Pelau, then 

northwestward along the eastern shoreline of Cayo Pelau to the point of origin at the northernmost tip of 

Cayo Pelau. 

 The Prohibited area also includes Catfish Creek, Boggess Hole Creek, Whidden Creek, Sister 

Ponds Creeks, tidal creeks, ditches, man-made canals, and marinas. 
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6002 Myakka River conditionally approved 

6006 Myakka River conditionally restricted 

----- Myakka River prohibited 

60 May 5, 2009 Charlotte, 

Sarasota 

6002 Myakka River conditionally approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the 

southernmost tip of Mangrove Point on Hog Island, then northeastward along the eastern shoreline of Hog 

Island to Locust Point, then northeastward across the mouth of the Myakka Cutoff to the southernmost 

point of the northern shoreline at the southern mouth of the Myakka Cutoff, then northwestward along the 

northern shoreline of the Myakka Cutoff and eastern shoreline of Myakka River, across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to the westernmost point of land on the southern shoreline at the 

mouth of Deerfly Bay, then westward across Myakka River to the northeasternmost point of land due east 

of the southeastern side of the State Road 776 Bridge, then southeastward along the western shoreline of 

Myakka River, across the mouths of all coves, ditches, man-made canals and creeks, including Trout 

Creek, Blind Creek, and Big Muddy Creek, to the northern shoreline at the mouth of the unnamed creek 

south of Big Muddy Creek, then northeastward across the mouth of the Myakka River to the point of origin 

at the southernmost tip of Mangrove Point on Hog Island. 

 Management: The conditionally approved area will be temporarily closed to shellfish harvesting 

when: 1) cumulative rainfall for any two-day period measured at the Frizzel Forestry Tower exceeds 3.28 

inches; 2) riverstage measured at the Myakka River State Park exceeds 13.10 feet; 3) environmental data is 

not available; 4) emergencies occur as defined by 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary cl;osure, 

sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 

days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet 

standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

6006 Myakka River conditionally restricted 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at Myakka 

River channel marker 20, then due north to the eastern shoreline of the Myakka River, then southeastward 

along the eastern shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to the 

northeastern side of the State Road 776 Bridge, then eastward to Frizzel Canal channel marker 2, then due 

north to the eastern shoreline of the Myakka River, then eastward along the eastern shoreline of Myakka 

River, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to Ghost Point at the mouth of 

Tippecanoe Bay, then northward along the western shoreline of Tippecanoe Bay, across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to the southeasternmost point of land on the north side of the mouth 

of the northernmost canal on the western shoreline of Tippecanoe Bay, then northeastward to the point of 

land on the south side of the mouth of Flopbuck Creek, then southward along the eastern shoreline of 

Tippecanoe Bay, across the mouth of Muddy Cove, to the westernmost point of land on the easternside of 

the mouth of Tippecanoe Bay, then southward along the eastern shoreline of the Myakka River, across the 

mouth of Deerfly Bay, to the westernmost point of land on the southern shoreline at the mouth of Deerfly 

Bay, then westward across the Myakka River to the northeasternmost point of land due east of the 

southeastern side of the State Road 776 Bridge, then northwestward to the northwestern corner of the 

southern span of the railroad trestle fishing pier, then westward to the point of land on the western shoreline 

of the Myakka River at the north side of the mouth of the eleventh canal west of the State Road 776 Bridge, 

then northwestward along the western shoreline of the Myakka River, across the mouths of all creeks and 

canals, to a point due south of Myakka River channel marker 20, then due north to the point of origin at 

Myakka River channel marker 20. 
 Management: The conditionally restricted area will be temporarily closed to shellfish harvesting 

when: 1) cumulative rainfall for any two-day period measured at the Frizzel Forestry Tower exceeds 3.28 

inches; 2) riverstage measured at the Myakka River State Park exceeds 13.10 feet; 3) environmental data is 

not available; 4) emergencies occur as defined by 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, 

sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 

days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet 

standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Myakka River prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the northwestern corner of the southern span of the railroad trestle fishing 

pier west of the State Road 776 Bridge, then southeastward to the northeasternmost point of land due east 

of the southeastern side of the State Road 776 Bridge, then northwestward along the western shoreline of 

the Myakka River, including all canals, to the point of land at the north side of the mouth of the eleventh 

canal west of the State Road 776 Bridge, then southeastward to the point of origin at the northwestern 

corner of the southern span of the railroad trestle fishing pier west of the State Road 776 Bridge. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at Myakka River channel marker 20, then due south to western shoreline of 

the Myakka River, then clockwise along the western shoreline of the Myakka River, the southern edge of 

the US 41 bridge, and the eastern shoreline of the Myakka River, including all creeks and canals, to a point 

due north of Myakka River channel marker 20, then due south to the point of origin at Myakka River 

channel marker 20. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at Frizzel Canal channel marker 2, then due north to the eastern shoreline of 

the Myakka River, then westward along the eastern shoreline of Myakka River, including Frizzel Canal, to 

the northeastern side of the State Road 776 Bridge, then southeastward to the point of origin at Frizzel 

Canal channel marker 2. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at the southernmost point of land on the north side of the mouth of the 

northernmost canal on the western shoreline of Tippecanoe Bay, then clockwise along the perimeter of 

Tippecanoe Bay, all creeks, ditches and all manmade canals, to the point of land on the south side of the 

mouth of Flopbuck Creek, then southwestward to the point of origin at the southernmost point of land on 

the north side of the mouth of the northernmost canal on the western shoreline of Tippecanoe Bay. 

 The area also includes Trout Creek, Blind Creek, Big Muddy Creek, Muddy Cove, Deerfly Bay, 

all tidal creeks, marinas and all man-made canals. 
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6212 Pine Island Sound conditionally approved Western Section 

6222 Pine Island Sound conditionally approved Eastern Section 

----- Pine Island Sound prohibited 

62 May 5, 2009 Lee 

6212 Pine Island Sound conditionally approved Western Section 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at channel 

marker 8, north-northwest of Pine Island, then due east to Bokeelia Island, then southwestward along the 

northern shoreline of Bokeelia Island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the 

westernmost point of Bokeelia Island, then southwestward to the northernmost point of the westernmost 

unnamed island between Bokeelia Island and Little Bokeelia Island, then southwestward along the 

shoreline of the unnamed island to its westernmost point, then southwestward to the northwesternmost 

point of Little Bokeelia Island, then southward along the western shoreline of Little Bokeelia Island to its 

southernmost point, then southeastward across the mouth of Little Bokeelia Bay to the westernmost point 

of Pine Island, then southeastward to the easternmost point of Josslyn Island, then southeastward to the 

westernmost tip of Anhinga Island, then southwestward to the westernmost point of Panther Keys, then 

southeastward to the northeast marker of Lease LE 110, then southeastward to the southeast marker of 

Lease LE 119, then southeastward to the northernmost point of Regla Island, then southward along its 

western shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to the southernmost point 

of Regla Island, then southeastward to the westernmost point of Galt Island, then southward to the 

northernmost point of York Island, then southwestward across Pine Island Sound to Long Point on Sanibel 

Island, then northwestward to northeasternmost point of the unnamed island northwest of Long Point, then 

northwestward to the northeasternmost point of Sanibel Island, then northwestward along the northern 

shoreline of Sanibel Island to its northernmost point, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made 

canals, then northwestward to the easternmost point of Buck Key, then northward along the eastern 

shoreline of Buck Key to its northernmost point, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made 

canals, then northward to channel marker 5 east of Captiva Island, then northwestward to channel marker 

8A southeast of Redfish Pass, then northwestward to the southernmost tip of North Captiva Island, then 

northwestward along the eastern shoreline of North Captiva Island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches 

and man-made canals to its northernmost point, then northwestward across Captiva Pass to the 

southernmost point of Cayo Costa Island, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Cayo Costa Island, 

across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of ICWW marker 57, 

then due east to ICWW marker 57, then northeastward to the southernmost point of Useppa Island, then 

northward along the eastern shoreline of Useppa Island to its northernmost point, then northwestward to 

channel marker 4, then northwestward to the southernmost tip of Point Blanco Island, then northwestward 

along the eastern shoreline of Point Blanco Island to its northernmost tip, then northwestward across the 

mouth of Pelican Bay to the easternmost tip of Cayo Costa Island, then northeastward along the eastern 

shoreline of Cayo Costa Island to a point due west of ICWW channel marker 75, then due east to ICWW 

channel marker 75, then eastward to the point of origin at channel marker 8 north-northwest of Pine Island. 

 Management: The conditionally approved western section will be temporarily closed to shellfish 

harvesting when: 1) three-day cumulative rainfall, measured at the "Ding Darling" Wildlife Refuge exceeds 

2.72 inches; 2) environmental data is not available; 3) emergencies occur as defined by 5L-1.002, F.A.C. 

Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 

percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when 

bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in 

shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the 

public health. 
6222 Pine Island Sound conditionally approved Eastern Section 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at Jug Creek Point on the northern shoreline of Pine Island, then 

southeastward along the eastern shoreline of Pine Island, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals to a point due west of Indian Key Island, then due east to the northernmost point of Indian Key 

Island, then southeastward to Matlacha Pass channel marker 62, then northeastward to the northernmost 

point of the unnamed island east of Matlacha Pass channel marker 62, then due east to the mainland 

shoreline, then northward along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals to a point at the intersection of a line drawn on a bearing of 65 degrees true north from Jug 

Creek Point on the northern shoreline of Pine Island, then across Matlacha Pass on a bearing of 245 degrees 

true north to the point of origin at Jug Creek Point on the northern shoreline of Pine Island. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at Matlacha Pass channel marker 51, then due west to the eastern shoreline 

of an unnamed island east of Pine Island, then due south along the eastern shoreline of the unnamed island 

to its southernmost tip, then due west to the eastern shoreline of Little Pine Island, then southward along 

the shoreline of Little Pine Island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point 

due west of the northernmost point of the large unnamed island west of Matlacha Pass channel marker 36, 

then due east to northernmost point of this unnamed island, then southward along the eastern shoreline of 

the unnamed island to its southernmost point, then southeastward to Matlacha Pass channel marker 29, then 

southward along the eastern boundary of the Matlacha Pass channel to Matlacha Pass channel marker 23, 

then southwestward to the northernmost point of Rag Island, then southward along the eastern shorelines of 

all the unnamed islands which make up the eastern boundary of St. James Creek to the southeasternmost 

point of Pine Island, then northeastward to the westernmost point of Big Sister Key, then northeastward to 

the northernmost tip of Merwin Key, then northeastward to Sword Point, then northward along the eastern 

shoreline of the unnamed islands west of Punta Blanca Bay to the northernmost point of the northernmost 

unnamed island, then due north to the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals, then northward along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and 

man-made canals to a point due east of Matlacha Pass channel marker 51, then due west to the point of 

origin at Matlacha Pass channel marker 51. 

 Management: The conditionally approved eastern section will be temporarily closed to shellfish 

harvesting when: 1) two-day cumulative rainfall, measured at the Burnt Store Wastewater Treatment Plant 

exceeds 1.88 inches 2) environmental data is not available; 3) emergencies occur as defined by 5L-1.002, 

F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 

25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened 

when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels 

in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the 

public health. 

Pine Island Sound prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the westernmost point of Bokeelia Island, then southwestward to the 

northernmost point of the westernmost unnamed island between Bokeelia Island and Little Bokeelia Island, 

then southwestward along the shoreline of the unnamed island to its westernmost point, then 

southwestward to the northwesternmost point of Little Bokeelia Island, then southward along the western 

shoreline of Little Bokeelia Island to its southernmost point, then southeastward across the mouth of Little 

Bokeelia Bay to the westernmost point of Pine Island, then northeastward along the northern shoreline of 

Pine Island, including all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to Jug Creek Point, then westward across 

the eastern mouth of Jug Creek to the easternmost tip of Calusa Island, then westward along the northern 

shoreline of Calusa Island and Bokeelia Island to the point of origin at the westernmost point of Bokeelia 

Island. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the westernmost point of Pine Island, then southeastward to the 

easternmost point of Josslyn Island, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of Anhinga Island, then 

southwestward to the westernmost point of Panther Keys, then southeastward to the northeast marker of 

Lease LE 110, then southeastward to the southeast marker of Lease LE 119, then southeastward to the 
northernmost point of Regla Island, then southward along its western shoreline across the mouths of all 

creeks and canals, to the southernmost point of Regla Island, then southeastward to the westernmost point 

of Galt Island, then counterclockwise along the northern shoreline of Galt Island and the eastern shoreline 

of the Galt Island Causeway to the western shoreline of Pine Island, then northward along the western 

shoreline of Pine Island, including all creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made canals to the point of origin 

at the westernmost point of Pine Island. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at the ICWW channel marker 57, then northeastward to the southernmost 

point of Useppa Island, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Useppa Island, including all creeks, 

ditches, marinas and man-made canals to its northernmost point, then northwestward to channel marker 4, 

then northwestward to the southernmost tip of Point Blanco Island, then northwestward along the eastern 

shoreline of Point Blanco Island, including all creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made canals, to its 

northernmost tip, then northwestward across the mouth of Pelican Bay to the easternmost tip of Cayo Costa 

Island, then southwestward along the eastern shoreline of Cayo Costa, including all creeks, ditches, marinas 

and man-made canals to a point due west of ICWW channel marker 57, then due east to the point of origin 

at ICWW channel marker 57. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at the northernmost tip of Little Wood Key, then westward to the ICWW 

channel marker 52, then southeastward along the eastern boundary of the ICWW to ICWW channel marker 

50, then northeastward to the southern tip of Little Wood Key, then northward along the western shoreline 

of Little Wood Key to the point of origin at the northernmost tip of Little Wood Key. 

 Polygon 5: Beginning at the northernmost point of Sanibel Island, then northwestward to the 

easternmost point of Buck Key, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Buck Key to its northernmost 

point, then northward to channel marker 5 east of Captiva Island, then northwestward to channel marker 8A 

southeast of Redfish Pass, then northwestward to the southernmost tip of North Captiva Island, then 

southward across Redfish Pass to the northernmost tip of Captiva Island, then southward along the eastern 

shoreline of Captiva Island including all creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made canals to the bridge 

between Captiva and Sanibel Islands, then southeastward along the northern side of the bridge between 

Captiva and Sanibel Islands to the western shoreline of Sanibel Island, then counterclockwise along the 

western shoreline of Sanibel Island to the the point of origin at the northernmost point of Sanibel Island. 

 Polygon 6: Beginning at the westernmost point of Galt Island, then southward to the northernmost 

point of York Island, then southwestward across Pine Island Sound to Long Point on Sanibel Island, then 

northwestward to northeasternmost point of the unnamed island northwest of Long Point, then 

northwestward to the northeasternmost point of Sanibel Island, then southeastward along the northern 

shoreline of Sanibel Island including all creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made canals to the intersection 

with the County Road 867 Bridge, then northeastward along the northern side of the bridge and causeway 

islands to the mainland shoreline, then counterclockwise along the mainland shoreline including all creeks 

and canals to Iona Point, then northward across the Caloosahatchee River to Piney Point, then westward 

along the mainland shoreline including all creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made canals to the eastern 

shoreline of Punta Blanca Bay, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Punta Blanca Bay including 

all creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made canals to a point due north of the northernmost point of the 

northernmost unnamed island west of Punta Blanca Bay, then due south to the northernmost point of the 

northernmost unnamed island west of Punta Blanca Bay, then southward along the eastern shorelines of the 

unnamed islands west of Punta Blanca Bay to Sword Point, then southwestward to the northernmost tip of 

Merwin Key, then southwestward to the westernmost point of Big Sister Key, then southwestward to the 

southeasternmost tip of Pine Island, then westward and northward along the shoreline of Pine Island 

including all creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made canals to the Galt Island Causeway, then 

northwestward along the southern shoreline of the Galt Island Causeway to the point of origin at the 

westernmost point of Galt Island. 

 Polygon 7: Beginning at the northernmost point of Indian Key Island then southeastward to 

Matlacha Pass channel marker 62, then northeastward to the northernmost point of the unnamed island east 

of Matlacha Pass channel marker 62, then due east to the mainland shoreline, then southward along the 

mainland shoreline including all creeks and canals to a point due east of Matlacha Pass channel marker 51, 

then due west through Matlacha Pass channel marker 51 to the eastern shoreline of the unnamed island east 

of Little Pine Island, then southward along the eastern shoreline of the unnamed island to its southernmost 

tip, then due west to the eastern shoreline of Little Pine Island, then southward along the eastern shoreline 

of Little Pine Island including all creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made canals to a point due west of the 

northernmost point of the large unnamed island west of Matlacha Pass channel marker 36, then eastward to 
the northernmost point of this unnamed island, then southward along the eastern shoreline of the unnamed 

island to its southernmost point, then southeastward to Matlacha Pass channel marker 29, then southward 

along the eastern boundary of the Matlacha Pass channel to Matlacha Pass channel marker 23, then 

southwestward to the northernmost point of Rag Island, then southward along the eastern shorelines of the 

unnamed islands which make up the eastern boundary of St. James Creek to the southern shoreline of the 

southern entrance of St. James Creek, then northwestward along the eastern shoreline of Pine Island 

including all creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made canals to a point due west of Indian Key Island, then 

due east to the point of origin at the northernmost tip of Indian Key Island. 

 The area also includes Pelican Bay, Murdock Bayou, Primo Bay, Chadwick Bayou, Braynerd 

Bayou, Wulfert Channel, Dinken Bayou, Clam Bayou, Old Blind Pass, Halloway Bayou, Kesson Bayou, 

Hardworking Bayou, Sanibel Bayou, Tarpon Bay, Punta Rasa Cove, Kinzie Cove, Glover Bight, Jewfish 

Creek, Punta Blanca Bay, Punta Blanca Creek, Oyster Creek, Underhill Creek, Pontoon Bay, Jug Creek, 

Tom Bay, Little Bokeelia Bay, Back Bay, Foster Bayou, Big Jim Creek, Rocky Creek, Upper 36 Bay, 

Lower 36 Bay, Forty Acre Bay, St.James Creek, Manatee Bay, Pine Island Creek, Mud Hole and Rock 

Creek, all tidal creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made canals. 
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6602 Ten Thousand Islands conditionally approved 

----- Ten Thousand Islands prohibited 

66 May 5, 2009 Collier 

6602 Ten Thousand Islands conditionally approved 

Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at Cape 

Romano, then northeast across open water to Caxambas Bay channel market 2, then northeast to the 

southern tip of Coon Key, then northeast across open water to the southern tip of Tripod Key, then 

northeast following the eastern shoreline of Tripod Key along the Southwest Gate to the point of land 

located at the southeast corner of Palm Bay, then east along the shoreline crossing the mouth of Blackwater 

River, then south following the shoreline across the mouth of Gill Rattle Creek, then east along the 

shoreline crossing the mouth of Whitney River, then south along the shoreline turning east and then south 

along the eastern shoreline of Fish Hawk Creek to its mouth, then generally northeast along the shoreline to 

the mouth of Pumpkin River, then east across the mouth of Pumpkin River, then south along the eastern 

shoreline of Pumpkin Bay to the southernmost point of land between Pumpkin and Little Wood Rivers, 

then due south across open water and numerous unnamed islands to the westernmost tip of the unnamed 

island whose eastern shoreline lies between Faka Union Channel markers 19 and 21, then east along the 

shoreline of this unnamed island to Faka Union Channel marker 19, then east along a line crossing open 

water and numerous unnamed islands to the southernmost point of land between the Faka Union and 

Fakahatchee Rivers, then east along the shoreline crossing the mouths of Fakahatchee and East Rivers and 

the unnamed tidal creek north of Gate Bay the point of land on the southwestern shoreline at the mouth of 

Ferguson River, then across the mouth of Ferguson River to the eastern shoreline, then due south along a 

line crossing open water and numerous unnamed islands to Indian Key Pass channel marker 7, then 

southwest to Indian Key channel marker 1, then approximately 3.5 nautical miles across open water to 

marker 1K, then northwest across open water to the point of origin at Cape Romano. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) three-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the Everglades National Park, at Everglades City, exceeds 7.62 inches; 2) 

Environmental data is not available; or Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary 

closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and 

within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels 

meet standards as described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

 

Ten Thousand Islands prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the Faka Union channel marker 19, then eastward to the southernmost tip 

of the mainland shoreline between the Faka Union River and the Fakahatchee River, then counterclockwise 

along the mainland shoreline to the southernmost tip of land between Pumpkin River and Little Wood River, 

then southward to the westernmost tip of the unnamed island on which is located Faka Union channel marker 

19, then eastward along the southern shoreline of this unnamed island to Faka Union channel marker 19, the 

point of origin. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at Caxambas Bay channel marker 2, then northward to Coon Key channel 

marker 2, then northward along the eastern side of the Coon Key channel to the County Road 92 bridge, then 

eastward along the County Road 92 bridge to the mainland shoreline, then clockwise along the shoreline of 

Goodland Bay, Palm Bay, and Mud Bay to the point of land located at the southeast corner of Palm Bay on 

the eastern shoreline of the largest unnamed island between Palm Bay and the Blackwater River, then 
southward to the northernmost tip of Southwest Gate, then southward along the eastern shoreline of Southwest 

Gate and Tripod Key, then southwestward to the easternmost tip of Coon Key, then southward along the 

southeastern shoreline of Coon Key to its southernmost tip, then southwestward to Caxambas channel marker 

2, the point of origin. 

 The prohibited area also includes the waters of Palm Bay, Goodland Bay, Mud Bay, Blackwater 

River, Gill Rattle Creek, Whitney River, Fish Hawk Creek, Pumpkin River, Little Wood River, Wood River, 

Faka Union Canal, Fakahatchee River, East River, Ferguson River, man-made canals, marinas and ditches. 
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7001 Indian River/St. Lucie approved 

7006 Indian River/St. Lucie restricted 

---- Indian River/St. Lucie prohibited 

70 May 5, 2009 Indian River, 

St. Lucie 

7001 Indian River/St. Lucie County approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at ICWW 

channel marker 173, then southeastward to the westernmost tip of Garfield Point, then northwestward to 

private channel marker 8, then northward to the westernmost tip of the unnamed marsh island north of 

Garfield Cut, then northward along the western shoreline of the unnamed marsh island to the next 

westernmost point of the unnamed marsh island, then 340° True across the mouth of Blue Hole Creek to the 

western shoreline of the barrier island south of Blue Hole Point, then northward along the western shoreline of 

the barrier island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the westernmost point of 

land which defines the northern shoreline of Big Starvation Cove, then northwestward to the southernmost tip 

of Round Island, then northward along the western shoreline of Round Island to its northernmost point, then 

southwestward to ICWW channel marker 168A, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then southward 

along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, including the 

mouth of the Harbor Branch peninsula, to a point due west of ICWW channel marker 173, then due east to the 

point of origin at ICWW channel marker 173. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when emergencies occur as defined 

in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a 

minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be 

reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform 

levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to 

the public health. 

7006 Indian River/St. Lucie County restricted 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the intersection of the eastern shoreline of Jim Island and the North Beach 

Causeway, then northwestward to the southernmost tip of Mangrove Island, then northward along the western 

shoreline of Mangrove Island to its westernmost point, then northwestward to the southernmost tip of the 

unnamed island between Mangrove Island and Jack Island, then northward along the western shoreline of the 

unnamed island to its northwesternmost point, then northward across Snapper Cut to the westernmost tip of 

Jack Island, then northward along the western shoreline of Jack Island and the barrier island across the mouths 

of all creeks, ditches, man-made canals and inlets to the westernmost point of Garfield Point, then 

northwestward to ICWW channel marker 173, then southward along the eastern boundary of the ICWW 

channel to its intersection with the North Beach Causeway, then eastward along the North Beach Causeway to 

Jim Island, then eastward along the northern shoreline of Jim Island to the point of origin at the intersection of 

the eastern shoreline of Jim Island and the North Beach Causeway. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 168A, then eastward to the northernmost tip of 

Round Island, then due north across the mouth of Round Island Creek to the western shoreline of the barrier 

island, then northward along the western shoreline of the barrier island to the westernmost tip of land on the 

southern shoreline of Head Cove, then northwestward to private channel marker 8 west of Starvation Point, 

then northward to the westernmost tip of Porpoise Point, then due north across Little Starvation Cove to the 

western shoreline of the barrier island, then northward along the barrier island shoreline to the westernmost 

point of land that defines the southern entrance of Hell's Pocket, then northwestward across the mouth of 
Hell's Pocket to the southernmost tip of Prang Island, then northward along the western shoreline of Prang 

Island to its northernmost tip, then westward to ICWW channel marker 149, then southward along the eastern 

boundary of the ICWW channel to ICWW channel marker 155, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then 

southward along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a 

point due west of ICWW channel marker 168A, then due east to the point of origin at ICWW channel marker 

168A. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when emergencies occur as defined 

in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted if relay activities are under way 

within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent 

of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of 

shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Indian River/St. Lucie County prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the intersection of the eastern shoreline of Jim Island and the North Beach 

Causeway, then northwestward to the southernmost tip of Mangrove Island, then northward along the western 

shoreline of Mangrove Island to its westernmost point, then northwestward to the southernmost tip of the 

unnamed island between Mangrove Island and Jack Island, then along the western shoreline of the unnamed 

island to its northwesternmost point, then northward across Snapper Cut to the westernmost tip of Jack Island, 

then northward along the western shoreline of Jack Island across the mouths of Negro Cut and Old Inlet to the 

southwestern most point on the barrier island of the northern shoreline of Old Inlet, then eastward and 

southward along the barrier island shoreline, tracing the perimeter of all creeks, coves and canals to the 

easternmost tip of the north jetty of Ft. Pierce Inlet, then southwestward across the Ft. Pierce Inlet to the 

easternmost tip of the south jetty, then westward along the barrier island, tracing the perimeter of all creeks 

and canals to the intersection of the western shoreline of Causeway Island and Seaway Drive, then westward 

along the northern side of the Seaway Drive bridge to the mainland shoreline, then northward along the 

mainland shoreline to a point due west of ICWW marker 173, then due east to ICWW marker 173, then 

southward along the eastern boundary of the ICWW channel to its intersection with the North Beach 

Causeway, then eastward along the North Beach Causeway to the shoreline of Jim Island, then eastward along 

the northern shoreline of Jim Island to the point of origin at the intersection of the eastern shoreline of Jim 

Island and the North Beach Causeway. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the westernmost point of land of Garfield Point, then northwestward to 

private channel marker 8, then northward to the westernmost tip of the unnamed marsh island north of 

Garfield Cut, then northward along the western shoreline of the unnamed marsh island to the next 

westernmost point, then 340° True north across the mouth of Blue Hole Creek to the barrier island shoreline, 

then southward along the western shoreline of the barrier island tracing the perimeter of all creeks, canals and 

cuts to the point of origin at the westernmost tip of Garfield Point. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at the northernmost tip of Round Island, then due north across the mouth of 

Round Island Creek to the western shoreline of the barrier island, then eastward and southward along the 

western shoreline of the barrier island to the westernmost point of land which defines the northern shoreline of 

Big Starvation Cove, then northwestward to the southernmost tip of Round Island, then northward along the 

western shoreline of Round Island to the point of origin at the at the northernmost tip of Round Island. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at private channel marker 8 west of Starvation Point, then northward to the 

westernmost tip of Porpoise Point, then due north across Little Starvation Cove to the western shoreline of the 

barrier island, then southward along the western shoreline of the barrier island, tracing the perimeter of all 

creeks and canals to the westernmost tip of land on the southern shoreline of Head Cove, then northwestward 

to the point of origin at private channel marker 8 west of Starvation Point. 

 Polygon 5: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 155, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then 

northward along the mainland shoreline tracing the perimeter of all creeks and canals to the State Road 60 

bridge, then northwestward along the southern side of the State Road 60 bridge to the western shoreline of the 

barrier island, then southward along the western shoreline of the barrier island tracing the perimeter of all 

creeks and canals to the westernmost point of land that defines the southern entrance of Hell's Pocket, then 

northwestward across the mouth of Hell's Pocket to the southernmost tip of Prang Island, then northward 
along the western shoreline of Prang Island to its northernmost tip, then westward to ICWW channel marker 

149, then southward along the eastern boundary of the ICWW channel to the point of origin at ICWW channel 

marker 155. 

 The area also includes creeks, ditches, man-made canals, and marinas. 
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7202 North Indian River conditionally approved 

7206 North Indian River conditionally restricted 

---- North Indian River prohibited 

72 May 5, 2009 Indian River 

7202 North Indian River conditionally approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at Intracoastal 

Waterway (ICWW) channel marker 63 in the Indian River Lagoon near Sebastian Inlet, then southward along 

the eastern boundary of the ICWW to ICWW channel marker 71, then eastward to northwesternmost tip of 

Paul's Island, then eastward along the northern shoreline of Paul's Island to its northeasternmost tip, then due 

north to Spratt Point, then northward along the western shoreline of the barrier island across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches and man-made canals to Coconut Point, then westward to ICWW channel marker 63, the point 

of origin. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) four-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the Sebastian Inlet State Recreation Area exceeds 4.37 inches; 2) Environmental data is 

not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so 

that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

7206 North Indian River conditionally restricted 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 59, then southward along the eastern boundary of 

the ICWW to ICWW channel marker 63, then eastward to Coconut Point, then eastward along the northern 

shoreline of the barrier island south of Sebastian Inlet to the A1A bridge, then northward along the western 

edge of the A1A bridge to the southern shoreline of the barrier island north of Sebastian Inlet, then westward 

and northward along the barrier island shoreline to a point due east of ICWW channel marker 59, then due 

west to ICWW channel marker 59, the point of origin. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 71, then southward along the eastern boundary of 

the ICWW to the State Road 510 bridge/causeway, then eastward along the northern edge of the State Road 

510 bridge/causeway to the barrier island shoreline, then northward along the western shoreline of the barrier 

island to a point of land on Spratt Point due north of the northeasternmost tip of Paul's Island, then due south 

to the northeasternmost tip of Paul's Island, then westward along the northern shoreline of Paul's Island to its 

northwesternmost tip, then westward to ICWW channel marker 71, the point of origin. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Four-day cummulative 

rainfall measured at the Sebastian Inlet State Recreation Area exceeds 4.37 inches; 2) Environmental data is 

not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted if relay activities are under way within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the 

time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological 

levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to 

normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 
North Indian River prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at ICWW 

channel marker 59, then southward along the eastern boundary of the ICWW to the State Road 510 

bridge/causeway, then southwestward along the northern edge of the Wabasso bridge/causeway to the 

mainland shoreline, then northwestward along the mainland shoreline, tracing the perimeter of all creeks, 

ditches and man-made canals, to a point due west of ICWW channel marker 59, then due east to ICWW 

channel marker 59, the point of origin. 

 The area also includes creeks, ditches, man-made canals, and marinas. 
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7412 Body F conditionally approved 

7416 Body F conditionally restricted 

---- Body F prohibited 

74 May 5, 2009 Brevard 

7412 Body F conditionally approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at ICWW marker 16, then due east to the western shoreline of the barrier 

island, then southward along the western shoreline of the barrier island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches 

and man-made canals to a point due east of ICWW marker 22, then due west to ICWW marker 22, then 

northwestward along the western edge of the ICWW to the point of origin at ICWW marker 16. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at ICWW marker 25, then due east to the western shoreline of the barrier 

island, then southward along the shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the 

southwesternmost point of land which defines the northern entrance to Mullet Creek, then southeastward 

across the mouth of Mullet Creek to the northwesternmost tip of land on the unnamed island which makes up 

the southern boundary of the northern entrance of Mullet Creek, then southeastward across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches and man-made canals of the western shoreline of the islands that form the western shoreline of 

Mullet Creek to the southeasternmost tip of the unnamed island which makes up the western boundary of the 

southern entrance to Mullet Creek, then due east to the western shoreline of the barrier island, then southward 

along the western boundary of the barrier island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals 

to the intersection of a line drawn northeastward from ICWW marker 55 through three concrete pilings, then 

southwestward through three concrete pilings to ICWW marker 55, then northwestward to ICWW marker 53, 

then due west to the mainland shoreline, then northwestward along the mainland shoreline across the mouths 

of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of ICWW marker 47, then due east to ICWW 

marker 47, then northwestward along the ICWW to ICWW marker 45, then northwestward to ICWW marker 

42, then southeastward to a piling southeast of Grant Farm Island, then northwestward to the southwest corner 

of shellfish lease #1068, then southwestward to ICWW marker 37, then northward along the eastern edge of 

the ICWW to the point of origin at ICWW marker 25. 

 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Cumulative six-day rainfall 

measured at the Department of Environmental Protection Sebastian Inlet Recreation Area exceeds 4.93 

inches; 2) Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. 

Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 

percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when 

bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L1-.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in 

shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public 

health. 

7416 Body F conditionally restricted 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at ICWW marker 16, then southeastward along the western edge of the 

ICWW to ICWW marker 22, then due east to the western shoreline of the barrier island, then southward along 

the shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due east of ICWW 

marker 25, then due west to ICWW marker 25, then northwestward to the ICWW channel marker 24, then 

westward through the southwest corner marker of lease 1109 to the mainland shoreline, then northwestward 

along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point on the 
shoreline due east of the eastern terminus of Malabar Road, then northeastward to the point of origin at 

ICWW marker 16. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at ICWW marker 29, then southeastward along the eastern edge of the ICWW 

to ICWW marker 33, then due west to the mainline shoreline, then northwestward along the mainland 

shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of ICWW marker 

29, then due east to the point of origein at ICWW marker 29. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at ICWW marker 37, then northeastward to the southwest corner of lease 

1068, then southeastward to a piling southeast of Grant Farm Island, then northwestward to ICWW marker 

42, then southeastward along the ICWW through ICWW marker 45 to ICWW marker 47, then due west of 

ICWW marker 47 to the mainline shoreline, then northward along the mainland shoreline across the mouths 

of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point westward of the southwest corner marker of lease 1068, 

then northeastward to the point of origin at ICWW marker 37. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at the southwesternmost point of land which defines the northern entrance to 

Mullet Creek, then southeastward across the mouth of Mullet Creek to the northwesternmost tip of land on the 

unnamed island which makes up the southern boundary of the northern entrance of Mullet Creek, then 

southeastward across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals of the western shoreline of the 

islands that form the western boundary of Mullet Creek to the southeasternmost tip of the unnamed island 

which makes up the western boundary of the southern entrance to Mullet Creek, then due east across the 

mouth of Mullet Creek to the western shoreline of the barrier island, then northwestward along the western 

shoreline of the shoreline of the barrier island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to 

the point of origin at the southwesternmost point of land which defines the northern entrance to Mullet Creek. 

 Polygon 5: Beginning at ICWW marker 55, then northeastward through three concrete pilings to the 

western shoreline of the barrier island, then southward along the western shoreline of unnamed islands west of 

the barrier island to the southernmost point of land on the western shoreline of Campbell Pocket, then 

southward along the barrier island shoreline, across the mouth of Campbell Pocket and all creeks, ditches and 

man-made canals to a point due east of ICWW marker 59, then due west to ICWW marker 59, then 

northwestward through ICWW marker 57 to the point of origin at ICWW marker 55. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Cumulative three-day 

rainfall measured at the Department of Environmental Protection Sebastian Inlet Recreation Area exceeds 

5.70 inches; 2) Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. 

Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted if relay activities are under way within 5 days after 

closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area 

will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal 

coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a 

hazard to the public health. 

Body F prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at ICWW marker 16, then southwestward to a point on the mainland shoreline 

due east of the eastern terminus of Malabar Road, then northwestward along the mainland shoreline to a point 

due west of ICWW marker 16, then due east to the point of origin at ICWW marker 16. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at ICWW marker 24, then westward through the southwest corner marker of 

lease 1109 to the mainland shoreline, then southward along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all 

creeks and canals to a point due west of ICWW marker 29, then due east to ICWW 29, then northwestward to 

the point of origin at ICWW marker 24. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at ICWW marker 33, then southward through ICWW marker 35 to ICWW 

marker 37, then southeastward along a line from the southwest corner marker of lease 1068 southwestward 

through ICWW marker 37 to the mainland shoreline, then northward along the mainland shoreline to a point 

due west of ICWW marker 33, then due east to the point of origin at ICWW marker 33. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at ICWW marker 53, then southeastward through ICWW marker 55 and 

ICWW marker 57 to ICWW marker 59, then due east to the mainland shoreline, then northward along the 

mainland shoreline to a point due west of ICWW marker 53, then due east to the point of origin at ICWW 

marker 53. 
 The area also includes all creeks, ditches, man-made canals, and marinas in the Indian River north of 

ICWW marker 59 and south of ICWW marker 16. 
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7506 Body E conditionally restricted 

---- Body E prohibited 

75 May 5, 2009 Brevard 

7506 Body E conditionally restricted 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters in the Indian River Lagoon within a polygon 

beginning at the intersection of the Eau Gallie (State Road 518) Causeway and the western shoreline of the 

barrier island, then southeastward along the barrier island shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches 

and man-made canals to a point due east of Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) channel marker 13, then due west 

through ICWW channel marker 13 to the mainland shoreline, then northwestward along the mainland 

shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of ICWW channel 

marker 7, then due east to ICWW channel marker 7, then northwestward along the eastern boundary of the 

ICWW to the northern edge of the Melbourne (State Road 516) Causeway, then westward along the northern 

edge of the causeway to the mainland shoreline, then northwestward along the mainland shoreline across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of ICWW channel marker 5, then due 

east to ICWW channel marker 5, then northwestward through the private channel marker 3 of the Intracoastal 

Marina entrance to the mainland shoreline, then northwestward along the mainland shoreline across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of ICWW channel marker 2, then due 

east to ICWW channel marker 2, then northwestward along the western boundary of the ICWW to the Eau 

Gallie (State Road 518) Causeway, then eastward along the southern edge of the causeway to the western 

shoreline of the barrier island, the point of origin. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) One-day rainfall, measured 

at the Grant Street Waste Water Treatment Plant exceeds 2.09 inches; 2) Environmental data is not available; 

or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be 

conducted if relay activities are under way within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, 

and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels 

meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Body E prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters in the Indian River Lagoon within the 

following polygons: the Indian River Lagoon within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 2, then due west from ICWW channel marker 2 to 

the mainland shoreline, then northwestward along the mainland shoreline including all creeks, canals and the 

Eau Gallie River to the Eau Gallie (State Road 518) Causeway, then eastward along the southern edge of the 

causeway to the western boundary of the ICWW, then southeastward along the western boundary of the 

ICWW to ICWW channel marker 2, the point of origin. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 5, then northwestward through the private channel 

marker 3 of the Intracoastal Marina entrance to the mainland shoreline, then southeastward along the 

mainland shoreline including all creeks and canals to a point due west of ICWW channel marker 5, then due 

east to ICWW channel marker 5, the point of origin. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 7, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then 

northwestward along the mainland shoreline including all creeks and canals to the northern edge of the 

Melbourne Causeway, then eastward along the northern edge of the causeway to the eastern boundary of the 

ICWW, then southeastward along the eastern boundary of the ICWW to ICWW channel marker 7, the point 

of origin. 
 Polygon 4: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 13, then due east to the western shoreline of the 

barrier island, then southeastward along the barrier island shoreline including all creeks and canals to a point 

due east of ICWW channel marker 16, then due west through ICWW channel marker 16 to the mainland 

shoreline, then northwestward along the mainland shoreline including all creeks and canals to a point due west 

of ICWW channel marker 13, then due east to ICWW channel marker 13, the point of origin. 

 The area also includes creeks above mean high tide, all man-made canals, marinas and ditches. 
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7602 Body D Conditionally approved 

7606 Body D Conditionally restricted 

---- Body D Prohibited 

76 May 5, 2009 Brevard 

7602 Body D conditionally approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters in the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) marker 71, then northwestward along the 

eastern edge of the ICWW to the intersection with the southern edge of the State Road (State Road) 528 

bridge, then eastward along the southern edge of the State Road 528 bridge and causeway to the western 

shoreline of Merritt Island, then southward along the shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and 

man-made canals to a point on the shoreline due east of ICWW marker 71, then due west to the point of origin 

at ICWW marker 71. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at ICWW marker 86, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then 

northwestward along the shoreline across the mouths of all creeks and canals to a point on the shoreline due 

west of the northeast corner marker of lease 05-AQ-003, then due east through the northeast corner marker of 

lease 05-AQ-003 to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then southeastward along the shoreline across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point on the shoreline due east of ICWW marker 90, 

then due west to ICWW marker 90, then southwestward to the easternmost tip of land on the northern 

shoreline of the mouth of the unnamed cove on the mainland shoreline, then northwestward along the 

mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point on the shoreline 

due west of the northernmost tip of the mangrove island southeast of ICWW marker 89, then due east to the 

northernmost tip of the mangrove island, then northeastward to ICWW marker 89, then northwestward to 

ICWW marker 88, then northwestward to the point of origin at ICWW marker 86. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at the northwest corner marker of lease 05-AQ-017, then eastward to the 

northeast corner marker of lease 05-AQ-017, then due east to the eastern boundary of the ICWW, then 

southeastward along the eastern boundary of the ICWW to a point due east of the easternmost tip of land on 

the northern shoreline of the mouth of the first unnamed cove on the mainland shoreline north of ICWW 

marker 91, then due west to the easternmost tip of land on the northern shoreline of the mouth of the first 

unnamed cove on the mainland shoreline north of ICWW marker 91, then northwestward along the mainland 

shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point on the shoreline due west of 

the northwest corner marker of lease 05-AQ-017, then due east to the point of origin at the northwest corner 

marker of lease 05-AQ-017. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at ICWW marker 95, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then 

northwestward along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to 

the southern end of the rock revetment south of the canal southwest of lease 1069, then northward to the 

northwest corner marker of lease 1069, then northwestward to a point on the mainland shoreline due west of 

the southwest corner marker of lease 05-AQ-045, then northwestward along the shoreline across the mouths 

of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point on the shoreline due west of ICWW marker 91, then due 

east to ICWW marker 91, then southeastward along the eastern boundary of the ICWW to a point due west of 

a post northeast of ICWW marker 92, then due east through the post to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, 

then southeastward along the shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a 

point on the shoreline south of State Road 404 (Pineda Causeway) and due east of a post located northeast of 

ICWW marker 98, then due west to the post, then southeastward to a post due east of ICWW marker 99, then 

due east to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then southeastward along the shoreline across the mouths 

of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due east of ICWW marker 102, then due west to ICWW 

marker 102, then northward to ICWW marker 100, then northwestward along the western boundary of the 

ICWW to the State Road 404 (Pineda Causeway), then northwestward to the point of origin at ICWW marker 

95. 
 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Cumulative rainfall for any 

two-day period measured at the Rockledge Waste Water Treatment Plant in Rockledge exceeds 0.44 inches; 

2) Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following 

temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the 

time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological 

levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to 

normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

7602 Body D conditionally restricted 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters in the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at ICWW marker 73, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then 

northwestward along the shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the 

southern edge of the State Road 528 bridge, then eastward along the southern edge of the State Road 528 

bridge and causeway to the eastern boundary of the ICWW, then southward along the eastern boundary of the 

ICWW to ICWW marker 71, then due east to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then southeastward 

along the shoreline to a point due east of ICWW marker 73, then due west to the point of origin at ICWW 

marker 73. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the northeast corner marker of lease 05-AQ-003, then due west to the 

mainland shoreline, then northwestward along the shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals to the southern end of the concrete seawall at the site of the old Brevard Hotel, then 

northeastward to the easternmost tip of the western State Road 520 causeway island, then eastward along the 

southern edge of the State Road 520 bridge and causeway to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then 

southeastward along the shoreline to a point due east of ICWW marker 77, then due west to the ICWW 

marker 77, then southeastward along the eastern boundary of the ICWW to ICWW marker 79, then due east 

to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then southeastward along the shoreline across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due east of ICWW marker 83, then due west to the ICWW 

marker 83, then southeastward along the eastern boundary of the ICWW to ICWW marker 85, then due east 

to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then southeastward along the shoreline across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due east of the northeast corner marker of lease 05-AQ-003, 

then due west to the point of origin at the northeast corner marker of lease 05-AQ-003. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at ICWW marker 89, then southwestward to the northern shoreline of the 

mangrove island east of the mainland shoreline, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then northwestward 

along the shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of 

ICWW marker 86, then due east to ICWW marker 86, then southeastward along the ICWW through ICWW 

marker 88 to the point of origin at ICWW marker 89. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at ICWW marker 91, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then 

northwestward along the shoreline across the mouth of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the 

easternmost tip of land on the northern shoreline of the mouth of the first unnamed cove on the mainland 

shoreline north of ICWW marker 91, then due east to the eastern boundary of the ICWW, then northwestward 

along the eastern boundary of the ICWW to a point due east of the northeast corner marker of lease 05-AQ017, then due west to the northeast corner marker of lease 05-AQ-017, then westward to the northwest corner 

marker of lease 05-AQ-017, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then northwestward along the shoreline 

across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the easternmost tip of land on the northern 

shoreline of the mouth of the next unnamed cove on the mainland shoreline, then northeastward to ICWW 

marker 90, then due east to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then southeastward along the shoreline 

across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due east of a post, then due west 

through the post to the ICWW, then northwestward along the eastern boundary of the ICWW to the point of 

origin at ICWW marker 91. 

 Polygon 5: Beginning at the northwest corner marker of lease 1069 then northwestward to a point on 

the mainland shoreline due west of the southwest corner marker of lease 05-AQ-045, then southeastward 

along the shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the southern end of the 
rock revetment southwest of lease 1069, then northward to the point of origin at the northwest corner marker 

of lease 1069. 

 Polygon 6: Beginning at ICWW marker 98, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then 

northwestward along the shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the 

northern edge of the State Road 404 causeway, then eastward along the northern edge of the State Road 404 

causeway and bridge to the ICWW, then southward along the western boundary of the ICWW to the point of 

origin at ICWW marker 98. 

 Polygon 7: Beginning at a post due east of ICWW marker 99, then northwestward to a post west of 

the Merritt Island shoreline and northeast of ICWW marker 98, then due east to the Merritt Island shoreline, 

then southeastward along the shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a 

point due east of the ICWW marker 99, then due west to the point of origin at the post due east of ICWW 

marker 99. 

 Polygon 8: Beginning at ICWW marker 101, then southward along the ICWW to ICWW marker 

102, then due east to the Merritt Island shoreline, then southeastward along the shoreline across the mouths of 

all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the southernmost tip of Merritt Island, then southwestward to the 

easternmost tip of the easternmost State Road 518 causeway, then westward along the southern edge of the 

State Road 518 bridge and causeway to the mainland shoreline, then northwestward along the mainland 

shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of ICWW marker 

101, then due east to the point of origin at ICWW marker 101. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Cumulative rainfall for any 

two-day period measured at the Rockledge Waste Water Treatment Plant in Rockledge exceeds 1.29 inches; 

2) Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following 

temporary closure, sampling will be conducted if relay activities are under way within 5 days after closure a 

minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be 

reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform 

levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to 

the public health. 

Body D prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters in the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at ICWW marker 73, then due east to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, 

then southeastward along the shoreline to the southern edge of the State Road 520 bridge, then westward 

along the southern edge of State Road 520 bridge and causeway to the easternmost tip of the western State 

Road 520 causeway island, then southwestward to the southern end of the concrete seawall at the site of the 

old Brevard Hotel, then northwestward along the mainland shoreline to a point due west of ICWW marker 73, 

then due east to the point of origin at ICWW marker 73. 

 Polygon 32: Beginning at ICWW marker 85, then northwestward along the eastern boundary of the 

ICWW to ICWW marker 83, then due east to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then southeastward 

along the shoreline to a point due east of ICWW marker 85, then due west to the point of origin at ICWW 

marker 85. 

 Polygon 43: Beginning at ICWW marker 95, then southeastward along the ICWW to the southern 

edge of the State Road 404 bridge, then southwestward along the southern edge of the State Road 404 bridge 

and causeway to the mainland shoreline, then northwestward along the shoreline to a point due west of 

ICWW marker 95, then due east to the point of origin at ICWW marker 95. 

 Polygon 54: Beginning at ICWW marker 101, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then 

northwestward along the shoreline to a point due west of ICWW marker 98, then due east to ICWW marker 

98, then southeastward along the ICWW to the point of origin at ICWW marker 101. 

 The area also includes ditches, man-made canals, and marinas. 
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7732 Body C Conditionally approved Winter Dec - Feb 

7716 Body C Conditionally restricted Winter Dec - Feb 

---- Body C prohibited Winter Dec - Feb 

77A May 5, 2009 Brevard 

7712 Body C conditionally approved Zone 1 Spring/Summer/Fall March - 

Nov 

7722 Body C conditionally approved Zone 2 Spring/Summer/Fall March - 

Nov 

7726 Body C conditionally restricted Zone 3 Spring/Summer/Fall March - 

Nov 

---- Body C prohibited Spring/Summer/Fall March - Nov 

77B May 5, 2009 Brevard 

BODY C WINTER DEC - FEB 

7732 Body C conditionally approved Winter December - February 

 

Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters in a polygon beginning at Intracoastal 

Waterway (ICWW) marker 52, then westward to the easternmost tip of the northern jetty of the Reliant 

Energy Indian River Power Plant, then northwestward to the northern end of the northernmost concrete and 

steel seawall on the mainland shoreline northwestward of the ICWW marker 48, then northward along the 

mainland shoreline across the mouths of creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the western State Road 

405 Causeway, then eastward along the southern shoreline of the causeway to the intersection of the 

northern side of the northern State Road 405 Bridge, then eastward along the northern side of the northern 

bridge to the eastern State Road 405 Causeway, then eastward along the southern shoreline of the causeway 

to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then southward along the Merritt Island shoreline, across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the intersection of a straight line drawn northeastward 

from the northernmost pole of the eighth set of northern overhead powerline pole west of Merritt Island 

through the northernmost pole of the third set of poles west of Merritt Island, then southwestward to the 

northernmost pole of the third set of northern overhead powerline poles west of the Merritt Island shoreline, 

then along the northern poles of the northern overhead poweline to the northern pole of the eight set of 

poles west of Merritt Island, then northwestward to the point of origin at ICWW marker 52. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) One-day rainfall, 

measured at the Reliant Energy Indian River Power Plant in Port St. John, Florida exceeds 0.68 inches; 2) 

Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary 

closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and 

within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels 

meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

7716 Body C conditionally restricted Winter December - February 

Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters in the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at ICWW marker 52, then southeastward to the northernmost pole of the 

eighth set of northern overhead power line poles west of Merritt Island, then northeastward along the 

northernmost poles of the powerline to the northernmost pole of the third set of poles west of Merritt 

Island, then eastward along the northernmost poles of the powerline to the western shoreline of Merritt 

Island, then southward along the Merritt Island shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals to the intersection of a line drawn due east from ICWW marker 58 through a piling to the 

Merritt Island shoreline, then due west to the piling, then northwestward to ICWW marker 54, then 
northwestward to the easternmost tip of the southern jetty of the Reliant Energy Indian River Power Plant, 

then northward across the Power Plant channel to the easternmost tip of the northern jetty, then eastward to 

the point of origin at ICWW marker 52. 

Polygon 2: Beginning at ICWW marker 64, then southeastward to a piling due east of ICWW 

marker 65, then northward to a piling south of the westernmost spoil island south of the Courtenay channel, 

then due east to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then southward along the Merritt Island shoreline 

across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the intersection of the southern overhead 

powerline north of the State Road 528 Causeway, then southwestward to the intersection of the southern 

side of the southern State Road 528 Bridge and the eastern State Road 528 Causeway, then westward along 

the southern side of the southern State Road 528 Bridge and Causeway to the mainland shoreline, then 

northward along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to 

the intersection of a line drawn due west from ICWW marker 60 through a piling to the mainland shoreline, 

then due east to the piling, then southeastward to the point of origin at ICWW marker 64. 

Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) One-day rainfall, 

measured at the Reliant Energy Indian River Power Plant in Port St. John, Florida exceeds 0.73 inches; 2) 

Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary 

closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and 

within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels 

meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Body C prohibited Winter December – February 

Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters in the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at ICWW marker 54, then southeastward to a piling due east of ICWW 

marker 58, then due east to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then southward along the Merritt Island 

shoreline including all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due east of a piling south of the 

westernmost spoil island south of the Courtenay channel, then due west to the piling, then southward to a 

piling due east of ICWW marker 65, then northwestward to ICWW marker 64, then northwestward to a 

piling due west of ICWW marker 60, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then northward along the 

mainland shoreline including all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the northern end of the 

northernmost concrete and steel seawall on the mainland shoreline northwestward of ICWW marker 48, 

then southeastward to the easternmost tip of the northern jetty of the Reliant Energy Indian River Power 

Plant, then southward to the easternmost tip of the southernmost jetty, then southeastward to the point of 

origin at ICWW marker 54. 

Polygon 2: Beginning at the northernmost pole of the third set of northern overhead powerline 

poles west of Merritt Island, then northeastward along a straight line drawn from the northernmost pole of 

the eighth set of northern overhead powerline poles west of Merritt Island, through the northernmost pole 

of the third set of poles west of Merritt Island to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then southward 

along the Merritt Island shoreline along all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due east of the 

northernmost pole of the third set of northern overhead powerline poles of Merritt Island, then due west to 

the point origin at the northernmost pole of the third set of northern overhead powerline poles west of 

Merritt Island. 

Polygon 3: Beginning at the intersection of the southern side of the southern State Road 528 

Bridge and the eastern State Road 528 Causeway, then northeastward to the intersection of the southern 

overhead powerline north of the State Road 528 Causeway with the western shoreline of Merritt Island, 

then southward along the western shoreline of Merritt Island including all creeks, ditches and man-made 

canals to the mouth of the Canaveral Barge Canal, then eastward along the northern shoreline of the 

Canaveral Barge Canal to the State Road 3 bridge, then southward along the western side of the State Road 

3 bridge to the southern shoreline of the Canaveral Barge Canal, then westward along the southern 

shoreline of the Canaveral Barge Canal and the northern shoreline of the eastern State Road 528 Causeway 

to the point of origin at the intersection of the southern side of the southern State Road 528 Bridge and the 

eastern State Road 528 Causeway. 

The area also includes ditches, man-made canals, and marinas. 
BODY C SPRING/SUMMER/FALL MARCH - NOV 

7712 Body C conditionally approved Zone 1 Spring/Summer/Fall March - November 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the 

intersection of the western State Road 405 Causeway and the northern side of the northern State Road 405 

Bridge, then eastward along the northern side of the northern bridge to the eastern State Road 405 

Causeway, then eastward along the southern shoreline of the causeway to the western shoreline of Merritt 

Island, then southward along the Merritt Island shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals to the intersection of a straight line drawn northeastward from the northernmost pole of the 

eighth set of northern overhead powerline poles west of Merritt Island through the northernmost pole of the 

third set of poles west of Merritt Island, then southwestward to the northernmost pole of the third set of 

northern overhead powerline poles from Merritt Island, then southwestward along the northernmost poles 

of the northern overhead powerline to the northernmost poles of the third set of poles east of the mainland, 

then northward through two pilings to the easternmost tip of the southern jetty of the Reliant Energy Power 

Plant, then northward across the power plant channel to the easternmost tip of the northern jetty, then 

northwestward to the northern end of the northernmost concrete and steel seawall on the mainland shoreline 

northwestward of ICWW marker 48, then northward along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the western State Road 405 Causeway, then eastward along the 

southern shoreline of the causeway to the point of origin at the intersection of the western State Road 405 

Causeway and the northern side of the northern State Road 405 Bridge. 

Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Four-day rainfall, 

measured at the Reliant Energy Indian River Power Plant in Port St. John, Florida exceeds 5.15 inches; 2) 

Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary 

closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and 

within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels 

meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

7722 Body C conditionally approved Zone 2 Spring/Summer/Fall March - November 

Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters a polygon beginning at the intersection of 

the eastern State Road 528 Causeway and the southern side of the southern State Road 528 Bridge, then 

westward along the southern side of the southern State Road 528 Bridge to the State Road 528 Causeway 

island, then northward along the shoreline of the island to the northernmost tip, then northwestward to the 

northernmost pole of the fourth set of southern overhead powerline poles east of the mainland, then 

northward through a piling to the southwest corner marker of lease number 05-AQ-050, then northward to 

the northwest corner marker of lease 05-AQ-048, then northeastward to a piling due west of ICWW marker 

60, then due north to the easternmost tip of the FP&L jetty, then northwestward to the northernmost pole of 

the third set of northern overhead powerline poles east of the mainland, then northeastward along the 

northernmost poles of the northern overhead powerline to the northernmost pole of the third set of poles 

west of Merritt Island, then southeastward to a piling due east of ICWW marker 58, then southward to a 

piling northwest of the westernmost Courtenay Channel spoil island, then southwestward to a piling 

northeastward of ICWW marker 62, then southward to a piling east of ICWW marker 62, then 

northeastward to a piling south of the westernmost Courtenay Channel spoil island, then southward to a 

piling due east of ICWW marker 65, then due east to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then 

southward along the Merritt Island shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals 

to the intersection with the southernmost overhead powerlines, then southwestward to the point of origin, 

the intersection of the southern side of the southern State Road 528 Bridge and the eastern State Road 528 

Causeway. 

Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Four-day rainfall, 

measured at the Reliant Energy Indian River Power Plant in Port St. John, Florida exceeds 4.81inches; 2) 

Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary 

closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and 

within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels 
meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

 

7726 Body C conditionally restricted Spring/Summer/Fall March – November 

Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters in the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the northernmost pole of the third set of northern overhead powerline 

poles west of Merritt Island, then eastward along the northernmost poles of the powerline to the western 

shoreline of Merritt Island, then southwest along the Merritt Island shoreline across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the intersection of a line drawn due east from ICWW marker 58 

through a piling to the Merritt Island shoreline, then due west to the piling, then northwestward to the point 

of origin at the northernmost pole of the third set of northern overhead powerline poles west of Merritt 

Island. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at a piling due east of ICWW marker 65, then northward to a piling south 

of the westernmost spoil island south of the Courtenay channel, then due east to the western shoreline of 

Merritt Island, then southward along the Merritt Island shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches 

and man-made canals to the intersection of a line drawn due east from ICWW marker 65 through a piling to 

the Merritt Island shoreline, then due west to the point of origin at a piling due east of ICWW 65. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at the northernmost tip of the western State Road 528 Causeway island, 

then northwestward to the northernmost pole of the fourth set of southern overhead powerline poles east of 

the mainland, then northward through a piling to the southwest corner marker of lease number 05-AQ-050, 

then northward to the northwest corner marker of lease number 05-AQ-048, then northeastward to a piling 

due west of ICWW marker 60, then northward to the easternmost tip of the FP&L jetty, then 

northwestward to the northernmost pole of the third set of northern overhead powerline poles east of the 

mainland, then northward through two pilings to the easternmost tip of the southern jetty of the Reliant 

Energy Indian River Power Plant , then northward across the Power Plant channel to the easternmost tip of 

the northern jetty, then northwestward to the northern end of the northernmost concrete and steel seawall on 

the mainland shoreline northwestward of ICWW marker 48, then southward along the mainland shoreline, 

across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the intersection of the southern side of the 

southern State Road 528 Bridge, then eastward along the southern side of the State Road 528 Bridge to the 

State Road 528 Causeway island, then eastward along the northern shoreline of the island to the point of 

origin at the northernmost tip of the western State Road 528 Causeway island. 

Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Four-day rainfall, 

measured at the Reliant Energy Indian River Power Plant in Port St. John, Florida exceeds 4.30 inches; 2) 

Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following 

temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the 

time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when 

bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in 

shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the 

public health. 

Body C prohibited Spring/Summer/Fall March - November 

Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters in the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the piling due east of ICWW marker 58, then southward to a piling 

northwest of the westernmost Courtenay Channel spoil island, then southwestward to a piling 

northeastward of ICWW marker 62, then southward to a piling east of ICWW marker 62, then 

northeastward to a piling south of the westernmost Courtenay Channel spoil island, then due east to the 

western shoreline of Merritt Island, then northward along the Merritt Island shoreline including all creeks, 

ditches and man-made canals to a point due east of ICWW marker 58, then due west to the point of origin 

at the piling due east of ICWW marker 58. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the northernmost pole of the third set of northern overhead powerline 

poles west of Merritt Island, then northeastward along a straight line drawn from the northernmost pole of 

the eighth set of northern overhead powerline poles west of Merritt Island through the northernmost pole 
of the third set of poles west of Merritt Island to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then southward 

along the Merritt Island shoreline including all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due east of 

the northernmost pole of the third set of northern overhead powerline poles west of Merritt Island, then due 

west to the point of origin at the northernmost pole of the third set of northern overhead powerline poles 

west of Merritt Island. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at the intersection of the southern side of the southern State Road 528 

Bridge and eastern State Road 528 Causeway, then northeastward to the intersection of the southern 

overhead powerline north of the State Road 528 Causeway, then southward along the western shoreline of 

Merritt Island including all creeks and canals to the mouth of the Canaveral Barge Canal, then eastward 

along the northern shoreline of the Canaveral Barge Canal to the State Road 3 bridge, then southward along 

the western side of the State Road 3 bridge to the southern shoreline of the Canaveral Barge Canal, then 

westward along the southern shoreline of the Canaveral Barge Canal and northern shoreline of the eastern 

State Road 528 Causeway to the point of origin at the intersection of the southern side of the southern State 

Road 528 Bridge and eastern State Road 528 Causeway. 

 The area also includes ditches, man-made canals, and marinas. 
78 BODY B SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES AND 

MANAGEMENT 

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7812 Body B Conditionally approved Zone 1 

7822 Body B Conditionally approved Zone 2 

---- Body B Prohibited 

78 May 5, 2009 Brevard 

7812 Body B Conditionally Approved Zone 1 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the ICW 

channel marker 33, then eastward to the westernmost point on the southern shoreline of the mouth of Brock 

Creek, then northwestward along the western shoreline of Merritt Island, across the mouths of all creeks, 

ditches and man-made canals, to the southern shoreline of the eastern causeway of the State Road 402 Bridge, 

then southwestward to the northeasternmost point of the unnamed spoil island, then southwestward along the 

southeastern shoreline of the unnamed spoil island to the westernmost point, then southwestward to the ICW 

channel marker 32, then westward to the Manatee Zone sign southwest of the ICW channel marker 32, then 

southward, through all Manatee Zone signs, to the Manatee Zone sign west of the ICW channel marker 38, 

then eastward to the ICW channel marker 38, then northwestward, through the ICW channel markers 37 and 

35, to the ICW channel marker 33, the point of origin. 

Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) one-day rainfall, measured at the 

Osprey Water Reclamation Facility, exceeds 1.24 inches; 2) Environmental data is not available; or 

Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted 

within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 

percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in 

Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that 

consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

7822 Body B Conditionally Approved Area Zone 2 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the ICW 

channel marker 33, then northeastward to the westernmost point on the southern shoreline of the mouth of 

Brock Creek, then eastward and southward along the western shoreline of Merritt Island, across the mouths of 

all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to the northern shoreline of the eastern Causeway of the State Road 

405 Bridge, then westward along the northern shoreline to the eastern side of the State Road 405 Bridge, then 

westward, along the northern side of the State Road 405 Bridge, to the northern shoreline of the western 

Causeway of the State Road 405 Bridge, then westward along the northern shoreline to the eastern shoreline 

of the mainland, then northwestward along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches 

and man-made canals, to Addison Creek Point, then northeastward to the ICW channel marker 40, then 

northwestward, through the ICW channel markers 38, 37 and 35, to the ICW channel marker 33, the point of 

origin. 

Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) one-day rainfall, measured at the 

Osprey Water Reclamation Facility, exceeds 2.80 inches; 2) Environmental data is not available; or 

Emergencies as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted 

within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 

percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in 

Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that 

consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 
Body B Prohibited Area 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the ICW 

channel marker 32, then northeastward to the southernmost point of the unnamed spoil island, then 

northeastward along the northwestern shoreline of the unnamed spoil island to the northeasternmost point, 

then northeastward to where the western shoreline of Merritt Island intersects with the southern shoreline of 

the eastern causeway of the State Road 402 Bridge, then southwestward along the southern shoreline to the 

State Road 402 Bridge, then southwestward , along the southern side of the State Road 402 Bridge, to the 

southern shoreline of the western causeway of the State Road 402 Bridge, then southwestward along the 

southern shoreline to the eastern shoreline of the mainland, then southward along the eastern shoreline of the 

mainland to Addison Creek Point, then northeastward to the ICW channel marker 40, then northwestward to 

the ICW channel marker 38, then westward to the Manatee Zone sign, then northwestward, through all 

Manatee Zone signs, to the Manatee Zone sign westward of the ICW channel marker 32, then northeastward 

to the ICW channel marker 32, the point of origin. 

The Prohibited area also includes creeks, ditches, man-made canals, and marinas. 
79 SOUTH BANANA RIVER SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES 

AND MANAGEMENT 

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7902 South Banana River conditionally approved 

7906 South Banana River conditionally restricted 

---- South Banana prohibited 

79 December 28, 

2009 

Brevard 

7902 South Banana River conditionally approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at Banana River channel marker 6B, then due east to the barrier island 

shoreline at Patrick Air Force Base, then northward along the western shoreline of the barrier island 

shoreline at Patrick Air Force Base across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point 

on the western shoreline of the barrier island at Patrick Air Force Base due east of the southernmost tip of 

the southernmost of two large spoil islands south of Newfound Harbor, then due west to the southernmost 

tip of the southernmost of two large spoil islands south of Newfound Harbor, then due west to the eastern 

shoreline of Merritt Island, then southward along the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island across the mouths 

of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the State Road 404 Pineda Causeway Bridge, then eastward 

along the northern edge of the State Road 404 Pineda Causeway Bridge and eastern Causeway Island to the 

western tip of the eastern State Road 404 Pineda Causeway Island, then northward to Banana River through 

channel marker 6A, to the point of origin at Banana River channel marker 6B. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at Buck Point at the southern tip of Horti Point on Merritt Island, then due 

west across the mouth of Newfound Harbor to the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island, then northward along 

the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the 

southern intersection of the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island with the Merritt Island Regional Airport 

runway peninsula, then southeastward along the Merritt Island Regional Airport runway peninsula to the 

southern tip of the Merritt Island Regional Airport runway peninsula, then due east to the western shoreline 

of Horti Point on Merritt Island, then southward along the western shoreline of Horti Point on Merritt 

Island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the point of origin at Buck Point. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at Banana River channel marker 25, then northward to Banana River 

channel marker 27, then due north to the State Road 520 Causeway Island, the westward along the northern 

edge of the SR 520 Causeway Island to the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island, then northward along the 

eastern shoreline of Merritt Island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point 

due west of channel marker 28, then due east to the intersection with a line of north/south running manatee 

signs, then northward along the line of manatee signs to the manatee sign (Latitude North 

28.394010/Longitude West 80.657410) at the beginning of the marked channel to Kelly Park, then 

northeastward to the eastern tip of the western State Road 528 Causeway Island, then westward along the 

northern edge of the State Road 528 Causeway Island and Bridge to the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island, 

then northward along the eastern shoreline of the Merritt Island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and 

man-made canals to the intersection with the Federal No Motor Zone boundary of the North Banana River 

Manatee Sanctuary, then eastward across the Banana River along the Federal No Motor Zone boundary to 

the western shoreline of the Canaveral Peninsula, then southward along the western shoreline of the 

Canaveral Peninsula across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the western end of the 

eastern State Road 528 Bridge Causeway, then southeastward to a manatee sign (Latitude North 

28.383530/Longitude West 80.632290) located southwestward of Long Point, then southwestward to the 

northwestern tip of the Cape Canaveral Hospital Peninsula, then westward around the Cape Canaveral 

Hospital Peninsula and eastern State Road 520 Causeway Island to its westernmost tip, then eastward along 

the southern edge of the eastern State Road 520 Causeway Island to a point due north of private channel 

marker 117 located south of the eastern causeway island of the State Road 520 Bridge, then due south to 

private channel marker 117, then southwestward to Shell Point, then southwestward along the western 
shorelines of the unnamed islands south and west of Shell Point to a point due east of channel marker 25, 

then due west to the point of origin at channel marker 25. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Cumulative rainfall for 

any one-day period measured at the Cape Canaveral Wastewater Treatment Plant exceeds 1.55 inches; 2) 

Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, Florida 

Administrative Code. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure 

a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will 

be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 and fecal coliform 

levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard 

to the public health. 

7906 South Banana River conditionally restricted 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the intersection of the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island and the State 

Road 404 Pineda Causeway Bridge, then eastward along the northern edge of the State Road 404 Causeway 

Bridge and eastern State Road 404 Pineda Causeway Island to the western tip of the eastern State Road 404 

Pineda Causeway Island, then southeastward to the western tip of Nesbit Island, then due east to the 

western shoreline of the unnamed island west of the barrier island, then southward along the western 

shoreline of the unnamed island west of the barrier island to a point due east of an unnamed point of land 

on the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island located southwest of channel marker 4, then due west across 

Banana River to an unnamed point of land on the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island, then northward along 

the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the 

point of origin at the intersection of the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island and the State Road 404 Pineda 

Causeway Bridge. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the southernmost tip of the southernmost of two large spoil island south 

of Newfound Harbor, then due west to the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island, then northwestward along the 

eastern shoreline of Merritt Island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point 

due west of the southern tip of Buck Point on the southern tip of Horti Point on Merritt Island, then due east 

across the mouth of Newfound Harbor to Buck Point, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Horti 

Point on Merritt Island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of 

Banana River channel marker 15, then due east through Banana River channel marker 15 to the western 

shoreline of the first island south of the Minuteman Causeway Peninsula, then southeastward along the 

western shoreline of the first island south of the Minuteman Causeway Peninsula to its southernmost tip, 

then southeastward to the westernmost tip of the second island south of the Minuteman Causeway 

Peninsula, then southeastward along the southern shoreline of the second island south of the Minuteman 

Causeway Peninsula to its southernmost tip , then southeastward across the mouth of Shortys Pocket to 

southernmost unnamed point in the mouth of Shortys Pocket, then southward along the western shoreline 

of the barrier island across the mouths of all creeks, and man-made canals to a point due east of the 

southernmost tip of the southernmost of two large spoil island south of Newfound Harbor, then due west to 

the point of origin at the southernmost tip of the southernmost of two large spoil island south of Newfound 

Harbor. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at Banana River channel maker 25, then due east to the western shoreline of 

an unnamed island southwest of Shell Point, then southward along the western shoreline of unnamed 

islands east of Big Island to the northernmost tip of the Minuteman Causeway Peninsula, then westward 

and southward along the shoreline of the Minuteman Causeway Peninsula to a point due east of Banana 

River channel marker 21, then due west through Banana River channel marker 21 to the eastern shoreline 

of Horti Point on Merritt Island, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Horti Point on Merritt Island 

across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of Banana River channel 

marker 23, then due east to Banana River channel marker 23, then northward to the point of origin at 

Banana River channel marker 25. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at a point on the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island due west of Banana 

River channel marker 28, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island across the mouths of 

all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the eastern tip of the western State Road 528 Causeway Island, 

then southwestward to the manatee sign (Latitude North 28.394010/Longitude West 80.657410) at the 
beginning of the marked channel to Kelly Park, then southward through a line of north/south running 

manatee signs to a point due west of Banana River channel marker 28, then due west to the point of origin 

at a point on the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island due west of Banana River channel marker 28. 

 Polygon 5: Beginning at the northwesternmost tip of the Cape Canaveral Hospital peninsula on the 

State Road 520 Causeway, then northwestward to a manatee sign (Latitude North 28.383530/Longitude 

West 80.632290), then due east to the western shoreline of the barrier island, then southward along the 

western shoreline of the barrier island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the 

State Road 520 Causeway, then westward along the northern shoreline of the eastern State Road 520 

Causeway Island to the point of origin at the northwesternmost tip of the Cape Canaveral Hospital 

Peninsula on the State Road 520 Causeway. 

 Polygon 6: Beginning at private channel marker 117 located south of the eastern causeway island 

of the State Road 520 Bridge, then southwestward to Shell Point, then eastward to the closest point of land 

on the western shoreline of the barrier island, then eastward and northward around the western shoreline of 

the barrier island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due east of 

private channel marker 127, then northwestward to the point of origin at private channel marker 117. 

 Polygon 7: Beginning at the southern intersection of the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island with 

the Merritt Island Regional Airport runway peninsula in Newfound Harbor, then counterclockwise around 

the Merritt Island Regional airport peninsula to the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island, then northward 

along the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals 

to the intersection of the western State Road 520 Causeway Island, then east along the southern edge of the 

western State Road 520 Causeway Island and Bridge and eastern State Road 520 Causeway Island to the 

western shoreline of Horti Point, then southern along the western shoreline of Horti Point across the mouths 

of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due east of the southern intersection of the eastern 

shoreline of Merritt Island with the Merritt Island Regional Airport runway peninsula, then due east to the 

point of origin at the southern intersection of the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island with the Merritt Island 

Regional Airport runway peninsula. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Cumulative rainfall for 

any one-day period measured at the Cape Canaveral Wastewater Treatment Plant exceeds 1.57 inches; 2) 

Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, Florida 

Administrative Code. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure 

a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will 

be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 and fecal coliform 

levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard 

to the public health. 

South Banana River prohibited area 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at Dragon Point on Merritt Island, then northwestward along the eastern 

shoreline of Merritt Island to the unnamed point southwest of Banana River channel marker 4, then due 

east to the western shoreline of the unnamed island west of the barrier island, then southward along the 

western shoreline of the unnamed island west of the barrier island and along the western shoreline of the 

barrier island to the southern edge of the State Road 518 bridge, then southwestward along the southern 

edge of the State Road 518 bridge and the northern shoreline of the eastern State Road 518 causeway island 

to a point due south of Dragon Point, then due north to the point of origin at Dragon Point on Merritt 

Island. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the western tip of the eastern causeway island of the State Road 404 

Pineda Causeway, then southeastward to the western tip of Nesbit Island, then due east to the western 

shoreline of the barrier island, then northeastward to the 404 Pineda Causeway, then westward along the 

southern edge of the causeway island and bridge to the point of origin at the western tip of the eastern 

causeway island of the State Road 404 Pineda Causeway. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at the western tip of the eastern causeway island of the State Road 404 

Pineda Bridge, then northward through Banana River channel marker 6A to Banana River channel marker 

6B, then due east to the western shoreline of the barrier island, then southward along the western shoreline 

of the barrier island to the State Road 404 Pineda Bridge, then westward along the northern edge of the 
State Road 404 Pineda Bridge and the eastern Causeway Island to the point of origin at the western tip of 

the eastern causeway island of the State Road 404 Pineda Causeway. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at Banana River channel marker 15, then due west to the eastern shoreline 

of Horti Point on Merritt Island then northwestward along the eastern shoreline of Horti Point on Merritt 

Island to a point due west of Banana River channel marker 21, then due east across the Banana River 

through channel marker 21 to the western shoreline of the Minuteman Causeway Peninsula on the barrier 

island, then southward along the western and southern shorelines of the Minuteman Causeway Peninsula 

and the western shorelines of the unnamed islands southeastward of the Minuteman Causeway Peninsula to 

a point due east of Banana River channel marker 15, then due west to the point of origin at Banana River 

channel marker 15. 

 Polygon 5: Beginning at Banana River channel marker 23, then due west to the eastern shoreline 

of Horti Point on Merritt Island, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Horti Point on Merritt Island 

to the intersection of the eastern shoreline of Horti Point on Merritt Island and the State Road 520 

Causeway Bridge, then eastward along the northern edge of the State Road 520 Causeway Bridge and 

western State Road 520 Causeway Island to a point due north of Banana River channel marker 27, then 

southward to Banana River channel marker 27, then southward through Banana River channel marker 25 to 

the point of origin at Banana River channel marker 23. 

 Polygon 6: Beginning at private channel marker 117 south of the eastern causeway island of the 

State Road 520 bridge, then due north to the southern shoreline of the eastern causeway Island of the State 

Road 520 bridge, then eastward along the southern edge of the State Road 520 Causeway Island and 

northern edge of the State Road 520 Bridge to the barrier island, then southward along the western 

shoreline of the barrier island to an unnamed point of land eastward of private channel marker 127, then 

northwestward to the point of origin at private channel marker 117. 

 Polygon 7: Beginning at the western tip of the eastern State Road 528 Causeway Island, then 

eastward along the southern edge of the eastern State Road 528 Causeway Island to the western shoreline 

of the barrier island, then southward along the western shoreline of the barrier island across the mouths of 

all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of a manatee sign (Latitude North 

28.383530/Longitude West 80.632290), then due west to the manatee sign (Latitude North 

28.383530/Longitude West 80.632290), then northwestward to the point of origin at the western tip of the 

eastern State Road 528 Causeway Island. 

In addition all waters and canals in the Banana River within the island formations north and south 

of the Minuteman Causeway Peninsula and all creeks and canals in the Banana River south of the southern 

boundary of the Federal No Motor Zone boundary of the North Banana River Manatee Sanctuary are 

classified prohibited, as are all marinas. 
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8005 Body A restricted 

---- Body A prohibited 

80 May 5, 2009 Brevard 

8001 Body A approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at Boathouse Point in the Indian River Lagoon, then due west to the 

mainland shoreline, then southward along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches 

and man-made canals to the intersection of the western U.S. Government Railroad Bridge and the mainland 

shoreline, then eastward along the northern edge of the western U.S. Government Railroad Bridge island to 

the intersection with the ICWW, then southward along the eastern side of the ICWW to ICWW channel 

marker 23, then due east to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then northward along the western 

shoreline of Merritt Island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the intersection 

with the eastern U.S. Government Railroad Bridge island, then westward and eastward along the perimeter 

of the eastern U.S. Government Railroad Bridge island to the intersection with the western Merritt Island 

shoreline, then northward along the western shoreline of Merritt Island, across the mouths of all creeks and 

the western entrance of Haulover Canal, then north along the western shoreline of the mainland north of 

Haulover Canal, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to Boathouse Point, the 

point of origin. 

 Polygon 2; Beginning at ICWW channel marker 29 in Mosquito Lagoon, then due east to the 

western shoreline of the Barrier Island, then southward along the Barrier Island shoreline, across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due east of the northernmost tip of Pelican 

Island, then due west through the northernmost tip of Pelican Island to the eastern shoreline of Merritt 

Island in Mosquito Lagoon, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island, across the mouths 

of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals and the eastern entrance to Haulover Canal, then north along the 

eastern shoreline of the mainland in Mosquito Lagoon, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals to a point due west of ICWW channel marker 29, then due east to ICWW channel marker 29, 

the point of origin. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when emergencies occur as defined 

in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a 

minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be 

reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform 

levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to 

the public health. 

8005 Body A restricted 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at ICWW 

channel marker 23, then due east to the western shoreline of Merritt Island, then southward along the western 

Merritt Island shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to the intersection of 

the eastern causeway and the southern edge of the SR 402 bridge, then southwestward along the southern edge 

of the SR 402 bridge and southern shoreline of the causeway island to the intersection with the ICWW, then 

northwestward through ICWW channel markers 27 and 25 to ICWW channel marker 23, the point of origin. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when emergencies occur as defined 

in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted if relay activities are under way 
within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent 

of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of 

shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

Body A prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the intersection of the mainland shoreline and the northern side of the 

western U.S. Government Railroad Bridge, then eastward along the northern side of the U.S. Government 

Railroad Bridge to the intersection with the ICWW, then southward through ICWW channel markers 23, 25, 

and 27 to the intersection with the southern edge of the SR 402 bridge, then southwestward along the southern 

edge of the SR 402 bridge and southern shoreline of causeway island to the mainland shoreline, then 

northward along the mainland shoreline, including the Titusville Marina Basin, to the intersection of the 

mainland shoreline and the northern side of the western U.S. Government Railroad Bridge, the point of origin. 

 Polygon 2; Beginning at Boathouse Point in the Indian River Lagoon, then counterclockwise 

following the mainland shoreline, across the mouth of Turnbull Creek, to a point due west of Boathouse Point, 

then due east to Boathouse Point, the point of origin. 

 Polygon 3; Beginning at the northernmost point of Pelican Island in Mosquito Lagoon, then due east 

to the western shoreline of the barrier island, then clockwise along the perimeter of Max Hoeck Creek, then 

northward along the eastern shoreline of Merritt Island to a point due west of the northernmost point of 

Pelican Island, then due east to the northernmost point of Pelican Island, the point of origin. 

 The area also includes Haulover Canal, ditches, man-made canals, and marinas. 
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8201 South Volusia approved 

8212 South Volusia conditionally approved Zone 1 

8222 South Volusia conditionally approved Zone 2 

8206 South Volusia conditionally restricted 

---- South Volusia prohibited 

82A, 

82B 

May 5, 2009 Volusia 

8201 South Volusia approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at ICWW 

channel marker 15 in Mosquito Lagoon, then northeastward to the southern point of Middle Island, then 

northeastward along the southern shoreline to the easternmost point of Middle Island, then due east to the 

western shoreline of the barrier island, then southward along the western shoreline of the barrier island, 

across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, marinas and man-made canals, to a point due east of ICW channel 

marker 29 in Mosquito Lagoon, then due west through ICWW channel marker 29 to the mainland 

shoreline, then northwestward along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, 

marinas and man-made canals, to a point due west of ICWW channel marker 15, then due east to ICWW 

channel marker 15, the point of origin. 

 Management: The area will be closed when emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. 

Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 

percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when 

bacteriological levels meet standards as described in 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish 

return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public 

health. 

8212 South Volusia conditionally approved Zone 1 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 60, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then 

southeastward along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches, marinas, man-made 

canals and coves, to a point due west of ICWW channel marker 71, the due east through ICWW channel 

marker 71, to the western shoreline of the unnamed spoil island on the eastern side of the ICWW, then 

northwestward along the western shoreline of the unnamed spoil island to the northernmost point, then 

eastward along the northern shoreline to the northeasternmost point, then southeastward to the westernmost 

point of an unnamed spoil island, then northeastward along the northern shoreline of the unnamed spoil island 

to the northernmost point, then northeastward to the northwesternmost point of the unnamed spoil island that 

lines the south side of Shipyard Canal, then eastward along the northern shoreline of the unnamed spoil island 

that lines the south side of Shipyard Canal to the northeasternmost point, then eastward to the northernmost 

point of Shipyard Island, then southeastward along the eastern shoreline of Shipyard Island to a point due west 

of the northernmost point of an unnamed spoil island west of Turtle Mound, then due east to the northernmost 

point of the unnamed spoil island west of Turtle Mound, then southward along the eastern shoreline of the 

unnamed spoil island to a point due west of the westernmost point of Turtle Mound, then due east to the 

westernmost point of Turtle Mound, then northwestward along the western shoreline of the barrier island, 

across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to a point due east of the southernmost point of 

the small unnamed spoil island southeast of Turner Flats, then due west to the southernmost point of the small 

unnamed spoil island southeast of Turner Flats, then northwestward along the western shoreline to a point due 

east of the southern point of a larger spoil island east of Turner Flats, then due west to the southernmost point 

of the larger spoil island east of Turner Flats, then northwestward along the western shoreline of the larger 

spoil island to its northernmost point, then northwestward to the southernmost point of a horseshoe shaped 
spoil island east of Cedar Island, then northward along the western shoreline of the horseshoe shaped spoil 

island to the northernmost point, then northward to the southernmost point of an unnamed spoil island 

northeast of Cedar Island, then northwestward along the western shoreline of the unnamed spoil island to its 

westernmost point, then due west to the western shore of the cove north of Cedar Creek, then southward along 

the western shoreline of the cove to the northern shoreline of Cedar Creek, then westward along the northern 

shoreline of Cedar Creek, Oyster Bay and Fox Slip, across the mouth of all creeks, ditches and man-made 

canals, to the western entrance of Fox Slip, then northward along the western shoreline of the unnamed spoil 

island north of Fox Slip to the northwesternmost point, then across the mouth of Bottle Island Creek to the 

southwesternmost point of the unnamed spoil island east of Three Sisters Islands, then northward along the 

western shoreline to the mouth of Botheration Creek, then northwestward across the mouth of Botheration 

Creek to the southernmost point of the unnamed spoil island north of Three Sisters Islands, then 

northwestward along the western shoreline to a Florida Power and Light “Cable crossing warning“ sign 

(latitude 28°58'37"N/longitude 80°53'01"W), then due west to the eastern shoreline of a large unnamed spoil 

island east of ICWW marker 57, then southeastward along the eastern shoreline of the large unnamed spoil 

island east of the ICWW to its southernmost point, then northwestward along the western shoreline of the 

unnamed spoil island east of the ICWW to a point due east of ICWW channel marker 60, then due west to 

ICWW channel marker 60, the point of origin. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at ICW channel marker 75, then due east to the western shoreline of an 

unnamed spoil island on the eastern side of the ICW, then southward along the western shoreline of all spoil 

islands east of the ICW, going through their northern and southern points respectively to a point due east of 

ICW channel marker 13, then due west through ICW channel marker 13 to the mainland shoreline, then 

northwestward along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to 

the easternmost point of Bull Hill, the northeastward to ICW channel marker 9, then northwards along the 

eastern edge of the ICW to ICW channel marker 7, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then northwards 

along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due 

west of ICW channel marker 75, then due east to ICW channel marker 75, the point of origin. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Two-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the Edgewater WWTP in Edgewater, Florida exceeds 1.15 inches; 2) Environmental 

data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, 

sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 

days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet 

standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

8222 South Volusia conditionally approved Zone 2 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the 

westernmost tip of Turtle Mound, then southeastward along the barrier island shoreline, across the mouths of 

all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to a point due east of the easternmost tip of Middle Island in 

Mosquito Lagoon, then due west to the easternmost tip of Middle Island, then southwestward along the 

southern shoreline of Middle Island to its southernmost tip, then southwestward to ICW channel marker 15, 

then due west to the mainland shoreline, then northward along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to a point due west of ICW channel marker 13, then due east through 

ICW channel marker 13 to the western shoreline of the unnamed spoil island immediately east of the ICW, 

then northwestward along the western shoreline of all spoil islands east of the ICW, going through their 

southern and northern points respectively, across the mouth of Bissette Bay, to the northernmost tip of the 

large unnamed spoil island east of ICW channel marker 67, then eastward along the northern shoreline to the 

northeasternmost tip, then southeast to the westernmost tip of an unnamed spoil island, then northeastward 

along the northern shoreline of the unnamed spoil island to the northernmost tip, then northeastward to the 

northwesternmost point of the unnamed spoil island that lines the south side of Shipyard Canal, then eastward 

along the northern shoreline of the unnamed spoil island that lines the south side of Shipyard Canal to the 

northeasternmost point, then eastward to the northernmost point of Shipyard Island, then southeastward along 

the eastern shoreline of Shipyard Island to a point due west of the northernmost point of an unnamed spoil 

island west of Turtle Mound, then due east to the northernmost point of the unnamed spoil island west of 

Turtle Mound, then southward along the eastern shoreline of the unnamed spoil island to a point due west of 
the westernmost tip of Turtle Mound, then due east to the westernmost tip of Turtle Mound, the point of 

origin. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Two-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the Edgewater WWTP in Edgewater, Florida exceeds 4.03 inches; 2) Environmental 

data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, 

sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 

days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet 

standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal 

background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

8206 South Volusia conditionally restricted 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

 Polygon 1: Beginning at the northern shoreline of the mouth of Potts Creek, then southwestward to the 

southernmost point of the small unnamed island west of the mouth of Potts Creek, then southward to the 

easternmost point of the unnamed spoil island east of ICWW channel marker 55, then southeastward along the 

eastern shoreline of the unnamed spoil island east of the ICWW marker 55 to its southernmost point, then 

southeastward to the northernmost point of the large unnamed spoil island east of ICWW channel marker 57, 

then southeastward the along the eastern shoreline of the large unnamed spoil island east of ICWW marker 57 

to a point on the shoreline due west of a Florida Power and Light “Cable crossing warning“ sign (latitude 

28°58'37"N/longitude 80°53'01"W), then due east to a Florida Power and Light “Cable crossing warning“ 

sign (latitude 28°58'37"N/longitude 80°53'01"W), then southeastwards along the western shoreline to the 

southernmost point, then southeastwards across the mouth of Botheration creek to a point on the western 

shoreline of an unnamed spoil east of Three Sisters Islands, then southward along the western shoreline to the 

southwesternmost point, then across the mouth of Bottle Island Creek to the northwesternmost point of the 

unnamed spoil island north of Fox Slip, then southwestward along the western shoreline to the northern 

entrance of the western mouth of Fox Slip, then eastward along the northern shoreline of Fox Slip to the 

mouth of a creek at the western end of Oyster Bay, then across the mouth of the creek to the western shoreline 

of the barrier island, the north and northwestward along the western shoreline of the barrier island, including 

all creeks and canals to the northern shoreline of the mouth of Potts Creek, the point of origin. 

 Polygon 2: Beginning at the southernmost tip of a large unnamed spoil island east of Turner Flats, then 

northwestward along the western shoreline of the large spoil island to its northernmost tip, then 

northwestward to the southernmost tip of a horseshoe shaped spoil island east of Cedar Island, then northward 

along the western shoreline of the horseshoe shaped spoil island to the northernmost tip, then northward to the 

southernmost tip of an unnamed spoil island northeast of Cedar Island, then northwestward along the western 

shoreline of the unnamed spoil island to its westernmost tip, then due west to the western shore of the cove 

north of Cedar Creek, then clockwise along the perimeter of all creeks and the western shoreline of the barrier 

island to a point due east of the southernmost tip of a small unnamed spoil island southeast of Turner Flats, 

then due west to the southernmost tip of the small unnamed spoil island southeast of Turner Flats, then 

northward along the western shoreline of the spoil island to a point due east of the southernmost tip of a large 

unnamed spoil island east of Turner Flats, the due west to the southernmost tip of the large unnamed spoil 

island, the point of origin. 

 Polygon 3: Beginning at ICW channel marker 71, then due east to a point of the western shoreline of 

an unnamed spoil island on the east side of the ICW, then southward along the western shoreline to a point 

due east of ICW channel marker 75, then due west through ICW channel marker 75 to the mainland shoreline, 

the northwards along the eastern shoreline of the mainland, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals, to a point due west of ICW channel marker 71, the due east to ICW channel marker 71, the point 

of origin. 

 Polygon 4: Beginning at ICW channel marker 7, the southeastward along the eastern edge of the 

ICW to ICW channel marker 9, then southwestward to the easternmost point of Bull Hill, then northwards 

along the mainland shoreline, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to a point due 

west of ICW channel marker 7, then due east to ICW channel marker 7, the point of origin. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Two-day cumulative 

rainfall measured at the Edgewater WWTP in Edgewater, Florida exceeds 5.46 inches; 2) Environmental 
data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002 F.A.C. Following temporary closure, 

sampling will be conducted if relay activities are under way within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 

percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when 

bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliform levels in 

shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the 

public health. 

South Volusia prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters beginning at the intersection of the southern 

edge of the New Smyrna Beach South (State Road A1A) Causeway and the mainland shoreline, then 

northeastward along the southern edge of the causeway to the western shoreline of the barrier island, then 

southeastward along the barrier island shoreline including all creeks and canals to a point of land where a 

Florida Power and Light “Cable crossing warning“ sign is located east of lease 727, then due west to a point 

of land on the east side of an unnamed spoil island east of the ICW then northwestward along the eastern 

perimeter of the unnamed spoil island east of the ICW to its northernmost point, the southeastward along the 

western shoreline, including all creek, canals and coves, of the unnamed spoil island east of the ICW to a point 

due east of ICWW channel marker 60, then due west through ICWW channel marker 60 to the mainland 

shoreline, then northwestward along the mainland shoreline including all creeks, ditches and man-made canals 

to the point of origin at the intersection with the southern edge of the New Smyrna Beach South (State Road 

A1A) Causeway and the mainland shoreline. 

 The area also includes all creeks above mean high tide, all man-made canals, ditches, and marinas. 
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8802 South St. Johns conditionally approved 

8806 South St. Johns conditionally restricted 

---- South St. Johns prohibited 

88 December 28, 

2009 

St. Johns 

8802 South St. Johns Conditionally Approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at intersection 

of the southern side of the State Road 206 Bridge (Crescent Beach Bridge) and the mainland shoreline, 

then northeastward along the southern side of the State Road 206 Bridge to the western shoreline of 

Anastasia Island, then southward along the western shoreline of Anastasia Island, across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the northwestern side of State Road A1A (Matanzas Inlet Bridge), 

then southward along the western side of the State Road A1A (Matanzas Inlet Bridge) to the barrier island 

shoreline, then westward and southward along the western shoreline of the barrier island, across the mouth 

of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals, to a point on the western shoreline of the barrier island due east 

of the southeast marker of Lease #888, then due west to the southeast marker of Lease #888, then westward 

to the southwest marker of Lease #888, then due west, to the mainland shoreline, then northward along the 

mainland shoreline, across the mouth of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due south of 

ICW channel marker 80, then due north to ICW channel marker 80, then northward along the western side 

of the ICW to ICW channel marker 78, then due west to the eastern shoreline of the spoil island due west 

of ICW channel marker 78, then northward along the eastern shoreline of the spoil island to the northern 

most tip, then due north to the mainland shoreline, then northward along the mainland shoreline across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to the point of origin at the intersection of the southern 

side of the State Road 206 Bridge (Crescent Beach Bridge) and the mainland shoreline. 

 Management: The area will be temporarily closed when: 1) Three day cumulative rainfall recorded 

at the Washington Oaks State Gardens in Palm Coast exceed 2.15 inches; 2) Environmental data is not 

available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C. and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels 

so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

8806 South St. Johns Conditionally Restricted 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at a point on 

the mainland shoreline due north of the northernmost tip of the spoil island due west of ICW channel 

marker 78, then due south to the northernmost tip of the spoil island due west of ICW channel marker 78, 

then southward along the eastern shoreline of the spoil island to a point due west of ICW channel marker 

78, then due east to ICW channel marker 78, then southward along the western side of the ICW to ICW 

channel marker 80, then due south of ICW channel marker 80 to the mainland shoreline, then westward and 

northward along the mainland shoreline, tracing the perimeters of all creeks, to a point on the mainland 

shoreline due north of the northernmost tip of the spoil island due west of ICW channel marker 78, the 

point of origin. The Conditionally Restricted area also includes the creek on the southwestern side of 

Anastasia Island, across from the Fort Matanzas National Monument and all creeks along the mainland 

shoreline, across from Rattlesnake Island, from ICW channel marker 80 south to ICW channel marker 86. 

 

Management: The area will be temporarily closed when: 1) Three day cumulative rainfall recorded 

at the Washington Oaks State Gardens in Palm Coast exceeds 5.09 inches; 2) Environmental data is not 
available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling 

will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after 

closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as 

described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C. and fecal coliform levels in shellfish return to normal background levels 

so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

South St. Johns prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: Beginning at ICW channel marker 87, then due east to the western 

shoreline of the barrier island, then northward along the western shoreline of the barrier island to a point 

due east of the southeast marker of Lease #888, then due west to the southeastern marker of Lease #888, 

then westward to the southwestern marker of Lease #888, the due west to the mainland shoreline, then 

southeastward along the mainland shoreline to a point due west of ICW channel marker 87, then due west 

to ICW channel marker 87, the point of origin. The prohibited area includes all creeks, ditches, man-made 

canals, not otherwise classified, and marinas. 
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9202 North St. Johns conditionally approved 

9206 North St. Johns conditionally restricted 

---- North St. Johns prohibited 

92 May 5, 2009 St. Johns 

9202 North St. Johns conditionally approved 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

Polygon I: Beginning at Intracoastal Waterway (ICWW) channel marker 38 in the Tolomato River, then due 

east to the barrier island shoreline, then southward along the western shoreline of the barrier island, across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point on the western barrier island shoreline due east 

of ICWW channel marker 45, then due west through ICWW channel marker 45 to the mainland shoreline, 

then northward along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to 

a point due west of ICWW channel marker 38, then due east to the point of origin at ICWW channel marker 

38. 

 

Polygon 2: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 47, then due east to the barrier island shoreline, then 

southward along the western shoreline of the barrier island, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals to the intersection of the mouth of Ximanies Creek, then northwest along the western shoreline of 

Ximanies Creek to a point due west of the northernmost marker of Lease 1088, then due east to the eastern 

shoreline of Ximanies Creek to the Tolomato River, then southward along the western shoreline of the barrier 

island, across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due east of ICWW channel 

marker 48, then due west to ICWW channel marker 48, then northwestward to the intersection of the western 

shoreline of the Tolomato River and the northern shoreline of the St. Augustine Airport Basin, then northward 

along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west 

of ICWW channel marker 47, then due east to the point of origin at ICWW channel marker 47. 

Polygon 3: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 51, then due east to the barrier island shoreline, then 

southward along the western shoreline of the barrier island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and manmade canals to a point due east of ICWW channel marker 54, then due west to ICWW channel marker 54, 

then southeastward to ICWW channel marker 55, then due west to the mainland shoreline, then northward 
across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of ICWW channel marker 

51, then due east to the point of origin at ICWW channel marker 51. 

 

Polygon 4: Beginning at the post on the eastern shoreline Anastasia Island in Salt Run located at the northern 

boundary of the Anastasia State Recreation Area, then due east to the western shoreline of Conch Island, then 

southward across the mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a post on the western shoreline of 

Conch Island, then due west to the eastern shoreline of Anastasia Island, then north along the eastern shoreline 

of Anastasia Island to the point of origin at the post at the northern boundary of the Anastasia State Recreation 

Area. 

 

Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Three-day cumulative rainfall, 

measured at Guana Tolomato Mantanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR)-Guana River .

exceeds 2.75 inches; 2) Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L-1.002, 

F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 

percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent of the time. The area will be reopened when 

bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L-1.003 F.A.C and fecal colifonn levels in 

shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of shellfish will not be a hazard to the public 

health. 

92026 North St. Johns conditionally restricted 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 

Polygon I: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 24, then due east to the western shoreline of the 

barrier island, then southward along the shoreline of the barrier island across the mouths of all creeks, ditches 

and man-made canals to a point due east of ICWW channel marker 38, then due west through ICWW channel 

marker 38 to the mainland shoreline, then northward along the mainland shoreline across the mouths of all 

creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of ICWW channel marker 24, then due east to the 

point of origin at ICWW channel marker 24. 

 

Polygon 2: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 48, then due east to the western shoreline of the 

barrier island, then southward along the barrier island shoreline to a point due east of ICWW channel marker 

51, then due west through ICWW channel marker 51 to the mainland shoreline, then northward across the 

mouths of all creeks, ditches and man-made canals to a point due west of ICWW channel maker 48, then due 

east to the point of origin at ICWW channel marker 48. 

 

Polygon 3: Beginning at the southern terminus of Salt Run, then northward along the western 

shoreline of Conch Island to a post, then due west to the eastern shoreline of Anastasia Island, then southward 

to the point of origin at the southern terminus of Salt Run. 

 

Additionally, Robinson, Pancho, Indian, Casa Cola, Sombrero, Stokes, Deep and Capo Creeks, St. 

Augustine Airport Basin, and the Guana River are classified Conditionally Restricted. 

Management: The area will be temporarily closed to harvesting when: 1) Three-day cumulative 

rainfall, measured at Guana Tolomato Mantanzas National Estuarine Research Reserve (GTMNERR)-Guana 

River exceeds 5.78 inches; 2) Environmental data is not available; or 3) Emergencies occur as defined in 5L1.002, F.A.C. Following temporary closure, sampling will be conducted if relay activities are under way 

within 5 days after closure a minimum of 25 percent of the time, and within 10 days after closure 50 percent 

of the time. The area will be reopened when bacteriological levels meet standards as described in Rule 5L1.003 F.A.C and fecal coliforrn levels in shellfish return to normal background levels so that consumption of 

shellfish will not be a hazard to the public health. 

North St. Johns prohibited 

Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within the following polygons: 
 Polygon 1: Beginning at ICWW channel marker 54, then due east to the western shoreline of the 

barrier island, then southward along the western shoreline of the barrier island to its southeastern most tip, 

then southeastward across the St. Augustine Inlet to the northernmost tip of Conch Island, then westward and 

southward along the western shoreline of Conch Island to a point due east of the post on the eastern shoreline 

of Anastasia Island at the northern boundary of the Anastasia State Recreation Area, then due west to a post, 

then counterclockwise along the shoreline of Anastasia Island to the State Road 312 bridge, then westward 

along the northern edge of the State Road 312 bridge to the mainland shoreline, then northward along the 

mainland shoreline to a point due west of ICWW channel marker 55, then northwestward to the point of 

origin at ICWW channel marker 54. 

The area also includes Ximanies Creek, north of the northernmost marker of Lease 1088, San Sebastian River, 

Matanzas River from the St. Augustine Inlet south to the State Road 312 Bridge; ditches; man-made canals; 

and marinas. 

96 DUVAL COUNTY SHELLFISH HARVESTING AREA CLASSIFICATION BOUNDARIES AND 

MANAGEMENT 

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---- Duval County prohibited 96 May 5, 2009 Duval 

Duval County prohibited 

 Classification Boundaries: The area includes all waters within a polygon beginning at the 

easternmost tip of Little Talbott Island, then southwestward across the Fort George Inlet to the closest point on 

Wards Bank, then counterclockwise along the northern shoreline of Wards Bank to its northernmost tip, then 

northward across the mouth of Haulover Creek to the easternmost tip of Fort George Island, then 

counterclockwise along the northern shoreline of Fort George Island to its northernmost point east of Garden 

Creek, then northward to ICWW channel marker 73, then due west across the ICWW to the eastern shoreline 

of Black Hammock Island, then northward along the eastern shoreline of Black Hammock Island to a point 

due west of ICWW channel marker 46A, then due east to ICWW channel marker 46A, then due east to the 

Duval-Nassau County line, then southeastward to the northeasternmost tip of Little Talbott Island, then 

counterclockwise along the northern, western, and southern shorelines of Little Talbott Island to the point of 

origin at the easternmost tip of Little Talbott Island. 

 The area also includes ditches, creeks, man-made canals, and marinas.